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Shocking racial disparity in NSW Police Force legal action for drug possession or use

Unharm’s work has revealed that the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) is 4.3 times more likely to pursue legal action for drug possession or use against Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people than it is against non-Indigenous people.

15.7.2024by Will Tregoning
Posted in Law enforcementTagged first nations justice, police
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Unwinding white dominance in drug law reform

Drug law reform is dominated by white voices and ignores racialised injustice. We’ve started talking to First Nations people about how to make this movement bigger, and better.

9.6.2022by Will Tregoning
Posted in Law enforcementTagged drug policy, first nations justice
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Unharm 2021 survey

Unharm’s groundbreaking report revealing important new insights into how Australians access, consume and experience drugs today.

1.11.2021by Will Tregoning
Posted in Drug use, Law enforcement, Press release
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Lawyer says those in power have a greater responsibility to be honest about their drug use

Lawyer and author Miles Hunt shares his reasons for ‘coming out’ about drug use and how it has impacted his life and career since.

11.6.2021by Miles Hunt
Posted in Drug use, Law enforcementTagged drug use, Lawyer, Sydney Morning Herald
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Australia’s drug laws are inherently racist – and always have been

Prohibitionists like to say that illegal drugs are banned because they’re dangerous. That’s just a cover-up for the real, racist roots of prohibition.

20.3.2021by Sophie Stockman
Posted in History, Law enforcementTagged policy history, prohibition, racism
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The War on Drugs isn’t just bad for our health – it’s also deeply unfair

20.3.2021by Sophie Stockman
Posted in Law enforcement
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The racist truth behind the War on Drugs

U.S. President Nixon announced a ‘War on Drugs’ in 1971 – and it still impacts the way people who use drugs are treated worldwide.

12.3.2021by Sophie Stockman
Posted in History, Law enforcementTagged President Nixon, War on Drugs
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Politicians use this technique to win arguments – here’s how to get around it

We take a look at how to shift the conversation around drug use to our advantage.

14.1.2021by Will Tregoning
Posted in Law enforcementTagged framing, prohibition
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Rainbow Serpent Showed Sniffer Dogs Can’t Keep Drugs Out of Music Festivals

Unharm Melbourne organiser Nevena Spirovska travelled to Rainbow Serpent festival to talk about drug law reform.

1.2.2018by Nevena Spirovska
Posted in Law enforcementTagged music festivals, sniffer dogs
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Yes, it’s legal to film the police.

If you see something that doesn’t look right, film it. Video footage is crucial to uncovering the truth behind police activities.

11.3.2017by Will Tregoning
Posted in Law enforcement, ResourcesTagged police, resources
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