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NSW just made pill testing permanent, but who gets to use it?

The Government confirmed last week that drug checking will run as a permanent service at up to 15 music festivals a year, but a study of MDMA deaths in Australia found 73% happened in private residences, and only 7% happened at festivals or dance parties.

9.9.2026by Will Tregoning
Posted in Drug policy news, Drug useTagged drug policy, drug use, MDMA, pill testing
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The choice between politics of fear VS evidence and safety

The NSW Government blinked on drug reform but we can still win

30.10.2025by Ella Factor
Posted in Cannabis, Drug policy news, Opinion piecesTagged cannabis, drug policy, prohibition
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Busted driving sober: the flaw in NSW drug driving law

Sober? Safe? Doesn’t matter. NSW’s zero-tolerance drug driving laws are punishing people unfairly.

28.5.2025by Ella Factor
Posted in Cannabis, Drug policy news, Opinion piecesTagged cannabis, decriminalisation, drug driving laws, drug policy, drug summit
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The change we need: what must come after the NSW Drug Summit

Real safety means care, connection and truth — not punishment. Here’s what the NSW Government must do next.

7.5.2025by Ella Factor
Posted in Cannabis, Drug policy news, Opinion piecesTagged decriminalisation, drug driving laws, drug policy, drug summit
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Pill testing - drug checking - at a festival

The story behind the pill testing win in Queensland

Unharm supporters played a big role in creating The Loop and the momentum to win pill testing (drug checking) in Queensland. Here’s how it happened and how it will work.

29.3.2023by Will Tregoning
Posted in Drug policy news, MDMA, Movement newsTagged drug checking, MDMA, music festivals, pill testing
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Support for legalising cannabis has doubled in the last 9 years

Public poll results prove more Australians want legal cannabis.

1.5.2022by Laura Woods
Posted in Cannabis, Drug policy newsTagged cannabis
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Cannabis is legal in these countries. So, why not Australia?

Personal use of cannabis is not legal in Australia… yet. Here’s how Australia’s recreational drug laws compare to countries around the world.

22.2.2022by Laura Woods
Posted in Cannabis, Drug policy newsTagged legal cannabis, policy
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Victoria’s cannabis inquiry – and you.

A deep dive into Victoria’s inquiry into cannabis use and what the report reveals about drug reform.

12.8.2021by Sophie Stockman
Posted in Cannabis, Drug policy newsTagged cannabis
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Berejiklian government’s response to ice inquiry close to contempt

6.5.2021by Will Tregoning
Posted in Drug policy news, Opinion pieces
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What does the ACT election result mean for drug policy?

Greens-Labor coalition has secured another term in office after the ACT election. Will this allow the Greens to push for drug law reform?

11.3.2021by Sophie Stockman
Posted in Drug policy newsTagged ACT, drug policy, election
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