WA to get Australia's toughest knife laws, inspired by Queensland's 'Jack's Law' | ABC News

The WA government will introduce knife laws it says will be "the toughest in the country", effectively allowing officers to scan people in any public place even if they are not suspected of carrying a weapon.

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