Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a radical new “pill-testing” trial to try and reduce overdose deaths at festivals and events, while insisting the policy does not amount to the legalisation of drugs. In a video posted to social media on Monday night, Ms Allan, a mother to two youngContinue Reading
A deadly type of painkiller which can be a thousand times stronger than morphine is being shipped en masse to Western countries from Chinese labs, landing right in the hands of vulnerable Aussies. Nitazenes, a highly potent synthetic opioid developed in the 1950s, never made it onto pharmacy shelves dueContinue Reading
Australians have taken to the internet to vent about the nation’s “decline”, saying our reputation as “the lucky country” is dissolving. Unattainable house prices, a struggling education system and the demise of treasured Australian brands were all among the factors cited by pessimistic residents. The flood of worry for theContinue Reading
Experts are warning NSW is underprepared for a spike in overdose deaths after a potent synthetic opioid that is 300 times stronger than heroin was recently detected through pill testing. The ACT’s pill testing service CanTEST issued a Red Alert after the detection of Nitazenes last week. The synthetic opioidsContinue Reading
Canadian singer The Weeknd has officially cancelled his Australian tour. The shows were originally set to begin in November last year and were indefinitely postponed at short notice but have now been canned and fans offered refunds. Ticketek has told ticketholders that refunds would be issued however also said itContinue Reading
The first drug checking pilot in NSW will begin operating in an inner-city suburb from Monday, ahead of a highly anticipated Drug Summit promised for later this year. The program, colloquially known as pill testing, will run one day a week for about four months at the Medically Supervised InjectingContinue Reading
Tributes have poured in for much-loved ABC Radio Sydney broadcaster James Valentine who has revealed on air that he is taking three months off for oesophageal cancer treatment. Valentine, 63, underwent chemotherapy and radiation after he found out he had cancer. He will now undergo surgery at Sydney’s St Vincent’sContinue Reading
The last moments of a 20-year-old man and his partner who died after their car plunged into a tree have been revealed in CCTV footage captured near the crash site. Marcus Watson was driving his father’s BMW when he lost control of the vehicle while going around a bend onContinue Reading
Ecstasy pills that contain about twice the average dosage in NSW are being sold by drug dealers around the state. The MDMA drug is being sold in a tablet with a skull-design and a ‘MYBRAND’ logo on the back. The pills have been found in pink-orange and blue, containing 181Continue Reading
A Victorian musical festival has been cancelled due to “impossible” financial difficulties. Organisers of Geelong-based Tent Pole 2024 announced the news on Monday, just less than four weeks before the one-day event was set to take place at Mt Duneed Estate on February 17. “This decision has not been madeContinue Reading