AUSTRALIA’S FLAWED DRUG POLICY
Gino Vumbaca, President of Harm Reduction Australia writes in the Huffington Post about Australia’s flawed drug policy and offers five changes that would make a…
Committee refuses to investigate the link between drug policy and suicide
In April 2016 Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform made a submission on the association between drug policy and suicide to the Standing Committee...
Alison Ritter: Calling for more humane drug policies
Professor Alison Ritter, Director of the Drug Policy Modelling Program at the UNSW-based National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, spoke at “UNSOMNIA: What keeps you...
The war on drugs has failed
Taken from the online bmj: The war on drugs has failed: doctors should lead calls for drug policy reform Subtitle: Evidence and ethics should inform...
Medical Profession and Drugs
The Green’s recently announced a change in policy direction on drugs. There was a predictable backlash with distinct lack of support from the AMA. The...
AGM News
A quick update post AGM. The committee elected is as follows: President – Peter Taylor Vice-President – Bill Bush Secretary – Marion McConnell Treasurer –...
December 2016 Newsletter
The December 2016 newsletter is now on line. It contains information on the new FFDLR committee members elected at the November AGM Green’s recently...
ADVANCING DRUG POLICY REFORM: A NEW APPROACH TO DECRIMINALIZATION
The Global Commission on Drug Law Reform The purpose of The Global Commission on Drug Policy is to bring to the international level an informed,...
November 2016 Newsletter
The November Newsletter is now online This newsletter contains a brief description of the 21st Annual Remembrance Ceremony held at Weston Park Canberra on 24...
Can Australia respond to drugs more effectively and safely? – Australia21
This is the report of a day-long roundtable of 17 experts and practitioners held at the University of Sydney in September 2015 to consider drug...