Coroner urges law and order retreat as police commissioner hits back

Coroner urges law and order retreat as police commissioner hits back

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said suggestions his officers contributed to deaths at music festivals would be"strongly defended"after a coroner called for a major roll-back of police powers.

  • byAngus Thompson andAlexandra Smith

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'For three months I lived and breathed pill-testing research'

'For three months I lived and breathed pill-testing research'

I am a scientist,a chemist and a toxicologist and I decided to look into pill testing.

  • byJody Morgan
Melbourne City Council weighs up pill-testing trial as government stands firm on policy

Melbourne City Council weighs up pill-testing trial as government stands firm on policy

The Andrews government has doubled down on its opposition to recreational drug testing,while Melbourne City Council prepares to vote on a proposal pushing for pill testing.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Wake up Premier - just saying no doesn't work

Wake up Premier - just saying no doesn't work

Stale anti-drugs policies didn't help me to keep my daughter alive.

  • byJennie Ross-King
NSW Police Commissioner hits back at coroner's findings

NSW Police Commissioner hits back at coroner's findings

Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said any suggestion his officers contributed to the deaths of six revellers will be"strongly defended by me."

  • byAngus Thompson
'Faces of these young people will remain with me':Coroner urges sweeping changes on drugs

'Faces of these young people will remain with me':Coroner urges sweeping changes on drugs

Coroner Harriet Grahame said there was sound evidence policing methods at music festivals was a"harmful intervention".

  • byAngus Thompson
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'I'm strong enough':Jennie Ross-King's journey from grieving mum to reformer

'I'm strong enough':Jennie Ross-King's journey from grieving mum to reformer

As a coroner prepares to release her findings into the deaths of six young music festival-goers,one mother readies herself to become an advocate for change.

  • byAngus Thompson
'Status quo isn’t working':Opposition calls for Premier to listen to drug law reform experts

'Status quo isn’t working':Opposition calls for Premier to listen to drug law reform experts

NSW Labor says the government must listen to experts after another set of recommendations called on the state government to consider a pill-testing trial.

  • byLisa Visentin andAngus Thompson
Jones in a snit because Ardern called him a'git'

Jones in a snit because Ardern called him a'git'

Gawd help us all,if such a mild comment – particularly in such circumstances – counts as fodder for the pearl-clutching commentary that followed.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Drug laws not fit-for-purpose,world-leading drug experts warn

Drug laws not fit-for-purpose,world-leading drug experts warn

Inhumane drug laws based on"vote-winning"moral prejudices are failing to keep up with international illicit supply and demand as well as the people destroyed by dependence.

  • byKate Aubusson
Respectfully,Premier,you've made a big mistake

Respectfully,Premier,you've made a big mistake

What’s going on,Gladys? I've known you for 20 years and your absurd stance on pill testing is out of character.

  • byPeter FitzSimons