“Modern-day leper”: How drug policy is isolating Canberrans from help
“If former Chief Minister Kate Carnell had been allowed to finish her proposed six-month trial of a safe-injecting room in Canberra, there would be no...
Category: Drug Policy
EMERGENCY ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
COVID-19 demands action and provides the opportunity to get the most disadvantaged and needy out of prisons. FFDLR CALLS FOR 1.The establishment of clinics in...
Enforcement of Drug laws – Refocusing on organised crime elites
In this first report of the decade, the Global Commission on Drug Policy outlines how the current international drug control regime works for the benefit...
Coronavirus threat highlights the need for prison reform
Letter published in the Canberra Times on 26 March 2020 The corona virus emergency underlines the public health threat of the crowded ACT prison overflowing...
UNSW academics say government response to Ice inquiry ‘disappointing’
Read the full story here by DIANE NAZAROFF AND EMI BERRY The NSW government has already ruled out five recommendations from the Ice inquiry, including...
Drug Policy Public Discussion Forum, Is it time to legalise drugs?
Wesley Conference Centre, Pitt St SydneyApril 23, 2020 at 7pm to 9:15pm Register here Join ABC Media Watch host, Paul Barry for an all-star, panel...
Drug decriminalisation would ‘save hundreds of millions’, but Queensland Premier rules it out
By Matt Wordsworth Key points: The Queensland Productivity Commission says “all available evidence” shows the war on drugs fails to restrict usage or supply Queensland spends...
Prison report is blueprint for saving $billions, overhauling justice
Review of the Qld Productivity Commission Report 2019 By CLA CEO Bill Rowlings, with comments A seminal report on prisons in Australia says that, across...
Coroner’s Inquest into the death of six patrons of NSW music festivals
Coroner’s Inquest into the death of six patrons of NSW music festivals FFDLR thanks Deputy State Coroner, Harriet Grahame for her comprehensive report and recommendations...
Media Release
Pushback against the NSW coroner’s findings in favour of pill testing confirm why her recommendations must be implemented immediately! “Our satisfaction with recommendations released today...