Mental Health Minister Ingrid Stitt said the state government is open to a process that would take the advice of experts and engage with the community.
The council will investigate the benefits of making naloxone – which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose – easily and freely available in the city.
Former AFP commissioner Mick Palmer describes his journey from a hard-nosed policeman to a vocal advocate for cannabis law reform.
Matt Bach says his party needs to stop listening to “selfish,rich geriatrics” and instead focus on what younger voters want.
Cameron Murphy has split with premier Chris Minns over pill testing,saying an urgent trial over the summer festival season could save lives.
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has concerns about the controversial practice,following revelations that girls as young as 12 were being searched.
Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann will push forward with a pill testing bill following the deaths of two men at a music festival in Sydney last month.
The Herald has confirmed NSW is to announce the most significant shake-up of drug laws in the state’s recent history,expanding pre-court diversion schemes in place for cannabis to include all illicit drugs.
More than 250 police and four sniffer dogs were at the Listen Out festival in Centennial Park,but festivalgoers say a heavy police presence does more harm than good.
Experts warn that overdose deaths could increase tenfold if a supervised injecting room is not built in Melbourne before the arrival of synthetic opioids.
As Australia’s music festival season kicks off,new data shows drug-detection dogs incorrectly identify drugs on patrons 75 per cent of the time.