The Berejiklian government has released the report into its inquiry into the drug ice,and has immediately ruled out five key recommendations.
As the NSW government considers the recommendations of a report into ice and other illicit drugs,the Greens have flagged a bill to decriminalise drug use.
Patrons enjoyed milder weather after Tuesday's scorching heat,while sniffer dogs were out in force searching for people carrying drugs.
Revellers planning to take illicit substances at festivals in Perth on New Year's Eve will get the chance to throw them in amnesty bins,no questions asked,after a Police Commissioner intervention.
Jennie Ross-King,the mother of music festival reveller Alex Ross-King,is launching a social media blitz urging parents to talk to their children about drug use.
The review comes as the Berejiklian government announced the roll-out of drug amnesty bins at music festivals,in a move harm reduction experts said would have little-to-no impact on drug risks.
Festivalgoers will be able to ditch their drugs before entering music festivals through amnesty bins that will be provided at events later this month.
An evaluation of an Australian pill testing trial has found that the service improved participants'harm reduction knowledge,their trust in health providers and their stated intentions around drug use.
An emergency doctor has warned more Queensland festival revellers could fall victim to deadly drugs masked as party pills.
NSW Police hope a"diminished"drug presence noted at a Sydney festival over the weekend is a sign revellers are starting to heed the message that drugs are deadly – despite the death of another young person.
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