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The New South Wales Government has finally given the green light to a 12-month pill testing trial at music festivals, set to kick off in early 2025. After years of campaigning by harm reduction advocates, the government has decided to take the plunge and give festival-goers a chance to check their gear before they party. Premier Chris Minns didn’t mince words when he announced the trial. “No parent wants to […]
NSW will begin a pill testing trial at music festivals from early 2025 in what the government says will help people make safer choices before using illicit drugs.The 12-month trial, which will be anonymous and free to access, will cost NSW taxpayers just over $1 million, according to the state government.It will allow festival goers to test a small sample of substances they intend to consume by health staff for […]
Pill testing may soon be allowed at some NSW music festivals with the government expected to announce a trial in the coming weeks, 7NEWS understands.It’s unclear whether the drug safety testing could be practically implemented this festival season though, and changes need to go through NSW Cabinet.It comes as the government waits for the recommendations and report from its Drug Summit last week, which are due early next year.Know the […]
Festival Beyond The Valley will be the first in Victoria to trial pill testing as part of an effort to prevent drug overdoses.Premier Jacinta Allan announced the festival, which runs over New Year , will be the first of 10 events to offer pill testing.More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the four-day festival, near Geelong from December 28 to January 1, making it the largest event to offer […]
Tom Elliott is wondering what role the police play at major music festivals as the state government prepares to trial pill testing in the coming months. During the upcoming summer music festival season, testing vans will be set up to try and protect young people. But 3AW Drive host says the police’s role as law enforcement is clouded if people are being encouraged to present themselves in possession of illegal […]
The Greens are trying to pressure parliament to debate their bill for a pill-testing trial following the death of two men at a music festival in Sydney last month.Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann will present her drug checking bill for a second reading. It would allow organisations – including festival organisers – to apply for one of three mobile licences, and one fixed site licence, to conduct pill testing.NSW Greens MP […]
Pressure is mounting on the NSW government to start pill testing after two men died on the opening weekend of the summer music festival season.The two men in their twenties died after leaving the Knockout Outdoor festival at Sydney Showground on Saturday and police are waiting for autopsy reports, with speculation the men died after taking illicit drugs.Premier Chris Minns has previously resisted calls for pill testing at music festivals, […]
Radio presenter Ray Hadley has come out strongly in favour of pill testing of drugs at music festivals to see what substances they contain, warning revellers will die without it. On Monday, a contingent of 20 drug safety advocates in the medical, legal and welfare fields petitioned NSW Premier Chris Minns to trial drug-checking services during this summer's festival season. In 2019, the NSW coroner Harriet Grahame called for the introduction of pill testing […]
The mother of a man who died after a drug overdose decades ago has backed calls from a Victorian coroner to introduce pill testing at music festivals.Coroner Judge John Cain has today released his findings recommending the state government implement pill testing following the death of a 26-year-old IT worker.The man took a 'Blue Punisher' pill while with friends at Karnival Music Festival in Flemington in March last year.Coroner Judge […]
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