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...
Use of cannabis hearings – Snapshot 5
May 31, 2021
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 Universities.
May 25, 2021
Electric Vehicles Road User Charge - Critical Policy Brief prepared by RMIT, Swinburne and Melbourne...
Use of cannabis hearings – Snapshot 4
May 24, 2021
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...
Use of cannabis hearings – Snapshot 3
May 21, 2021
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...
MEDIA RELEASE: Budget Recovery Starts But More To Do
May 20, 2021
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...
ACT reps give evidence to Victorian cannabis inquiry
May 19, 2021
By Melissa Coade | Image: Jessica Brown/ABC News via AP
An inquiry into the use of cannabis in Victoria will hear first-hand evidence from ACT representatives about laws that were passed regulating personal use and cultivation of the plant for personal use two years ago.
ACT politician...
by Fiona Patten and Jamal Hakim
We all thought the debate about abortion was over, but the scarcity of trained abortion providers is a national shame that adversely affects rural and regional women.
This could be overcome if we allowed nurses and midwives to prescribe medical abortion...