‘A massive amount of drugs’: police in Sydney seize meth worth $828m allegedly hidden inside machinery
Federal police charge 31-year-old man after drugs allegedly found in shipping container from US at Port Botany
July 2024
LNP vows to scrap Labor’s Gold Coast schoolies pill testing plan if it wins power
Pop-up clinic welcomed by drug and alcohol services, but Queensland opposition says it won’t happen if it wins government
Cannabis gummies like ‘a glass of wine with dinner’ for a growing number of Australians
More people are turning to the edibles instead of alcohol, but experts warn they cannot be sure what they are consuming
NSW premier announces drug summit and 12 new drug and alcohol hubs across state
Police release footage from regional Queensland cannabis bust; $42m in drugs seized – video
Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels
June 2024
Jacinta Allan announces pill testing trial in Victoria – video
Premier says trial is a 'simple and commonsense way to save lives'
April 2024
Grandmother of child who died in hot car warned authorities toddler was ‘in danger’, inquest told
‘Will cost lives’: addiction experts condemn decision to scrap proposed safe injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD
March 2024
Andrew Wilkie reveals alleged secret drug tests on AFL players – video
A whistleblowing doctor has revealed allegations of secret illicit drug tests conducted to enable AFL players to avoid detection on game days, the federal MP Andrew Wilkie has told parliament
Andrew Wilkie tells parliament of alleged secret drug tests on AFL players
Allegations include ‘prevalence of drug abuse’ across the sport, MP tells House of Representatives
Queensland to become first state to introduce permanent pill-testing clinics
Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival will conduct testing onsite at the end of March and first fixed-site clinic will open in Bowen Hills in April
January 2024
Detection of highly potent opioid in MDMA prompts emergency warnings and renewed calls for pill testing
Head of Canberra pill testing venue says nitazenes are a ‘serious problem’, with the risk of overdose ‘extreme’ due to opioid naivety
Three people taken to hospital in NSW after taking tablets sold as MDMA that were actually a potent opioid
Health authorities issue urgent warning about the so-called MDMA tablets, which are orange or red with a red bull logo
Dear Jacinta Allan, ‘just say no’ glosses over reality. If it helps, think of drug checking like seatbelts
Anonymous
Police seize 74 boxes of Lego during raid on Melbourne house, including $450 police station – video
MDMA overdose: nine people hospitalised after Melbourne music festival had severe hyperthermia
December 2023
Cocaine worth $1bn found in Sydney as alleged kidnap plot ends in five arrests
NSW police respond to reports of a break-in at a Ryde apartment – then discover 722kg of the drug
November 2023
‘For God’s sake, do something’: Richard Branson urges NSW to act on drug reform
British billionaire says Minns Labor government must commit to timeframe for drug summit and ‘put people’s health first’
October 2023
NSW drug law overhaul would allow users to work off their fine by seeking help
The scheme could see thousands of recreational ice, cocaine and MDMA users avoid criminal penalties
