Tougher police search powers that the Allan government is being urged to introduce would fail to curb knife crime and would risk unfairly targeting vulnerable communities, it has been claimed.

As the premier faces pressure to act following two fatal stabbings, an expert has warned that increased search powers would not help make the streets any safer and could have unintended consequences.

A mourner at a candlelight vigil for Chol Achiek and Dau Akueng on Tuesday. Credit: Justin McManus

Renewed calls for greater police powers follow the killing of 12-year-old Chol Achiek and 15-year-old Dau Akueng, who were stabbed to death in an ambush by eight masked assailants in Cobblebank, near Melton, at the weekend.

Jack’s Law – introduced in Queensland in 2023 following the stabbing death o

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