President’s Annual Report 2018
2018 has seen an unprecedented amount of action in support of drug law reform. Most notably this has involved Uniting’s fair treatment campaign launched in...
Category: Drug Policy
ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan
The ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan 2018-2021 (released on 11/12/2018) outlines ACT Government priorities to address and minimise harms from alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and...
What is a church doing running a facility where illegal drugs can be used openly? And why?
This podcast by Amanda Tattersall from ChangeMakers gives an excellent history of the involvement in drug policy over many years of the Uniting Church. Many...
Is Gladys Berejiklian more daring than she dares have us believe? – Bill Bush
In the October newsletter I had a go at the New South Wales Premier’s summary dismissal of pill testing following the death of two young...
Prohibition Causes the Harm: An Interview With Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform
An interview with Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform by Paul Gregoire, Sydney-based journalist and writer, writing for Sydney Criminal Lawyers https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/prohibition-causes-the-harm-an-interview-with-families-and-friends-for-drug-law-reform/
FFDLR Newsletter November 2018
Articles in this issue include Get behind fair treatment – fair go not criminalisation – Bill Bush Launch of Australia21 report – We all pay...
End of the Long Walk for Treatment
The final steps of the long walk for treatment from Dubbo to Parliament House in Sydney were taken on 2nd November, 2018 when the baton...
Uniting’s Fair Treatment Campaign Launch
Two thousand people attended the Sydney Town Hall on Friday 12th October to hear Richard Branson, Marianne Jauncey and Dr Khalid Tinasti in conversation with...
Take Control
The Take Control Campaign is a new movement of people who want to make Australia safer when it comes to drugs. The campaign has been...
(VIP) Uniting’s Fair Treatment campaign launch with Sir Richard Branson
(VIP) Uniting’s Fair Treatment campaign launch with Sir Richard Branson Fri, October 12, 2018 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM AEDT Sydney Town Hall, Centennial Hall...