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Adding a satirical touch, the panel references a cartoon by Mark Knight, which depicts a large yellow machete metaphorically representing the dangerous weaponry flowing into Melbourne. The image symbolizes concerns about escalating violence and the city's readiness to confront the problem.
Anecdotes from the Streets: Machetes Wielded in Public
Tim Blair recounts a personal experience in inner-city Melbourne late at night, where he encountered a man waving a machete during an argument. Blair humorously suggests that if the individual had been caught earlier by police, he might have been arrested and forced to surrender his weapon—highlighting the challenge of law enforcement in dealing with openly wielded weapons on the streets.