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‘Anywhere, anytime’: Victoria police and PSOs to get random stop and search powers after Labor backflip

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‘Anywhere, anytime’: Victoria police and PSOs to get random stop and search powers after Labor backflipWorldPing
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What happened

Premier Ben Carroll adopts Coalition’s stance on Jack’s Law, which gives police and PSOs power to randomly search people for knives with metal detectors Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or…

Key facts

  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:03:31 UTC.

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  2. Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds

  3. ‘Anywhere, anytime’: Victoria police and PSOs to get random stop and search powers after Labor backflip

  4. Sydney man who allegedly called 13-year-old Muslim girl a ‘terrorist’ berates judge after bail refused

  5. Runaway horse captured by police on motorbikes

  6. Florida teen raised butterflies at 7; now her research tracks bird recovery

  7. Australian politics live: PM distances himself from Labor staffer sacked over social media posts; Sarah Abo leaving Today show

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