PILL TESTING HELPS PREVENT FESTIVAL DEATHS, YET NEW PREMIER REFUSES TO LISTEN
2024-01-16 The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government is looking more desperate by the day as the Premier continues to ignore the mounting evidence in favour of pill testing. A new study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy has found that more than 60 music festival drug-related deaths in Australia over […]
PREMIER ALLAN’S COMMENTS ON PILL TESTING ‘COWARDLY’, AND A KICK IN THE GUTS TO YOUNG VICTORIANS
2024-01-10 The Victorian Greens have called Premier Allan’s comments on pill testing cowardly, and say without it young people will continue to be at greater risk of overdose or drug-related death. Over the weekend eight people were sent to hospital in a critical condition following a suspected drug overdose at the Hardmission Festival in Flemington. […]
PILL TESTING COULD BE REALITY IN VICTORIA BY SUMMER 2024, UNDER HISTORIC JOINT BILL
2023-11-30 The Victorian Greens, the Animal Justice Party, and Legalise Cannabis Victoria will today introduce a joint bill that would establish pill testing in the state by this time next year. It marks the first time three parties have co-sponsored a bill in the Victorian Parliament. The progressive parties say they hope the historic move […]
LABOR MUST TAKE UP OFFER FOR FREE PILL TESTING TRIAL IN VICTORIA THIS SUMMER
2023-11-15 The Greens have urged the Victorian Labor Government to take up an offer being made by public health experts to establish a free pill testing trial at a festival this summer. The offer has been made by Harm Reduction Australia and Pill Testing Australia with the support of numerous public health bodies and unions, […]
LABOR MUST STOP IGNORING EXPERTS ON PILL TESTING AND HELP SAVE YOUNG VICTORIAN LIVES
2023-10-23 The Victorian Greens have said Labor needs stop ignoring expert health advice and introduce pill testing as a matter of urgency, to help keep young people safer. The Greens say each day the state government delays reform is another day a young person could be at risk of overdose or drug-related death. Earlier today, […]
