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Losing your driving licence for three months is a massive punishment, especially for country people. Incomparable to the cautions police give you for possession of up to fifteen grams of pot. The drug driving rules were introduced to catch truckies on speed as I remember, but instead they're...

AUSTRALIAN HUMANISTS New Series - Winter 2021 Issue No. 142 Fiona is a member of the Victorian Parliament, and Australian Humanist of the Year in 2020. As leader of the Reason Party, she stands for a future-focused, evidence-based, consultative and pragmatic approach to achieving equality,...

The Through the Maze: On the road to health Symposium took place at the New Zealand Parliament, 12-13 of May, 2021. This is one of several recordings from the NZ Drug foundation's Through the Maze symposium. On 12-13 May more than 200 people spent two days discussing and debating how to move...

A parliamentary inquiry into the use of cannabis in Victoria continues to hear from expert witnesses. Recently, representatives from Turning Point & Monash Addiction Research Centre, Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation and Penington Institute shared their views on issues related to use of...

  Dear Acting Premier and Treasurer, I understand the need for this current snap lockdown. Keeping Victorians safe should always be our number one priority. This morning I heard Minister Pakula stating that you are developing an economic package to aid those businesses and individuals...

  Electric Vehicles Road User Charge - Critical Policy Brief prepared by RMIT, Swinburne and Melbourne...

Education and youth welfare were among the issues discussed when people with lived experience of cannabis use shared their views with the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee recently. Representatives of Harm Reduction Victoria and Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia...

New Zealand came narrowly close to legalising cannabis in 2020. Recently, the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee heard from our Kiwi neighbours about their referendum, with a panel of representatives from the SHORE & Whariki Research Centre and NZ Drug Foundation appearing at...

Fiona Patten: Budget Recovery Starts But More To Do   Leader of the Reason Party and Member for Northern Metropolitan has cautiously welcomed today’s State Budget, saying it was probably “the best the Treasurer could do given where we are at.” “This was never going to be an easy...

A powerful union says hefty profits made by criminals could be wiped and “many” problems would be fixed, if cannabis was legalised in Victoria. MITCH CLARKE | State political reporter A leading Victorian health union is calling for the state government to legalise the personal use of...