Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin says the latest violent attack in Melbourne’s CBD should “shock” Premier Jacinta Allan into action.
It comes as Victoria’s crime rate reaches its highest peak in more than 20 years.
Victorian Leaders Respond to Daylight Stabbing Incident in Melbourne CBD
A woman stabbed in an unprovoked attack in Melbourne’s city centre now lives in fear.
A still image taken from video and obtained on Oct. 17, 2025, shows an alleged stabbing of a woman by a female offender near the intersection of Little Bourke and Spencer streets in Melbourne’s CBD on Oct. 2. The victim, 36-year-old Melbourne West woman, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries PR Image/Supplied, Seven News
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