Chris Minns says he wants the drug summit to “challenge the prevailing system”. Some advocates are concerned he won’t be listening.
Ahead of the long-promised drug summit,three government MPs have supported calls for an overhaul of cannabis laws in NSW.
A key figure who managed to obtain an invitation called it “the drug summit that you have when you don’t really want to have a drug summit”.
The new Queensland Premier will now “take some advice” about the LNP’s previous vow to scrap pill-testing services at schoolies amid concerns from doctors.
Legislation to allow a pill-testing trial will be introduced to Victorian parliament on Tuesday. The government wants the first mobile sites up and running for the summer festival season.
The number of unintentional opioid overdose deaths in Australia has continued to grow,the latest data shows.
NSW Labor Premier Chris Minns would have faced a backlash from party members if he had not locked in a date for this election promise.
Under Daniel Andrews,pill testing was a non-starter. Jacinta Allan made it permanent within months. Summer overdoses were a big reason why.
Australia,it seems,is awash with cocaine,despite its high price and record police hauls – not to mention hospitalisations and deaths.
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The surprising results of the first month of Brisbane’s new pill testing service can be revealed.