pill testing

Seven new drug compounds, including substances which mimc MDMA and cocaine have been detected in Australian wastewater, a study has found.The research from The University of Queensland’s Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences…

NSW Youth and Homelessness Minister Rose Jackson has encouraged her Labor government colleagues to support pill testing at music festivals. Speaking at an international conference in Melbourne on Sunday, Jackson said NSW should take a look…

Daniel Andrews has doubled-down on his firm stance to not alter Victoria’s pill testing laws despite Queensland’s movement on the issue. The Premier made the comments on Tuesday morning after the sunshine state announced it would run at…

A prominent group of doctors have come out in support of Queensland’s move to give pill testing the green light, saying it is a “huge step forward” and will save lives. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners backed the…

Queensland has for the first time allowed pill testing to be offered across the state to “reduce risks and harms associated with illicit drug use”. The Palaszczuk Government made the groundbreaking announcement at 9am on Saturday, following…

A young bank worker has died after a suspected overdose at a Sydney music festival over the weekend, which saw at least a dozen others hospitalised and six people charged with drug supply offences.The 26-year-old died at Bankstown Hospital…

Australian scientists have discovered a new recreational drug that hasn’t been toxicologically described anywhere in the world.Found at Canberra’s pill testing site, the substance is similar to ketamine, a horse tranquilliser often used by…

A mysterious new drug has been detected by scientists in Canberra, with concerns that Australians could harm themselves using the drug that hasn‘t been detected in our borders until now. The drug, which scientists have labelled ‘CanKet’, is…

Two Sydney music festivals held over the October long weekend have seen 18 people rushed to hospital with suspected overdoses.The Knockout Outdoor festival at Sydney Olympic Park and Listen Out at Centennial Park kicked off the summer…