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NSW and Victoria Police to be armed with long-arm rifles this New Year’s Eve

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Heavily armed police will be present in Sydney and Melbourne on New Years Eve with weapons not normally seen in public in Australia. The extra security comes as police across the country reassess their public safety strategies after the Bondi terror attack.
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