John Gordon and Emily Berry,the parents of Jetson Gordon.

Half a pill was enough to kill Jetson. Now this drug is infiltrating supply

The teenage apprentice placed an online order for a pill he hoped would help him relax and get to sleep. He never woke up.

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Ex-Philippine resident Rodrigo Duterte came to office vowing to rid the country of drugs and drug pushers.

For decades,‘Duterte Harry’ did as he pleased – then police boarded his plane

The former Philippine president may have thought he was too powerful to be arrested over the deaths of thousands of people. He was wrong.

  • Zach Hope
Stuart MacGill arriving at court in November.

Ex-Test spinner Stuart MacGill faces jail stint for cocaine deal

The former Australian cricketer was found not guilty of another charge of taking part in a large commercial drug supply.

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Rodrigo Duterte withdrew the Philippines in 2019 from the Rome Statute in a move human rights activists say was aimed at escaping accountability.

Duterte extradited to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity

The maverick former Philippines leader’s signature policy drew widespread criticism for its brutality. H was arrested by Interpol on an ICC warrant.

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Psilocybin is the psychedelic found in “magic mushrooms”.

Sarah Napthali sampled psychedelics for a year. I prefer reality

The insights in the new book from the bestselling author of Buddhism for Mothers would be more at home on TikTok,alongside other wellness influencers.

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Vincent Fantauzzo and his wife,Asher Keddie.

Thief tried to steal Asher Keddie’s husband’s motorcycle,then fainted

Artist Vincent Fantauzzo and a passerby managed to restrain the alleged thief until police arrived,a court heard on Tuesday.

  • Melissa Cunningham
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Eloyise Braskic,who is at 23rd position on WA Labor’s upper house ticket,was called out over old social media posts about drugs.

Labor candidate counselled over ‘take drugs,not advice’ posts

An aspiring MP says she “no longer holds” the same views on illicit drugs that she posted to social media between 2012 and 2015,including that a “life lived without experiencing LSD is a life wasted”.

  • Connor McGoverne
NSW Government’s pill testing trial site at the Yours&Owls Festival in Wollongong.

Long-overdue pill testing trial a welcome start

Other Australian jurisdictions are already looking beyond festivals as the best place to provide drug-checking services.

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Investigators found 2.5kg of cocaine inside Jae Young Choi’s suitcases at Sydney Airport in March 2023

‘That can look suspicious’:how a drug smuggler came undone

Saddled with a $450,000 debt and a serious addiction to gambling,Jae Young Choi was in trouble.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
Wollongong’s Yours and Owls festival.

First NSW music festival to allow pill testing revealed

The announcement marks a major win for drug reform advocates who have long called for pill testing in the state.

  • Michael McGowan