News Why is the Australian government waging war on the arts? by Claudia Schmidt News has just come to light that as of next February, Australia will no longer have a federal department dedicated to the arts. This is the latest, and most drastic,…
News A catastrophic fire warning has been issued for parts of NSW by Claudia Schmidt Bushfires continue to burn across NSW and QLD in the lead up to tomorrow’s predicted extreme conditions. A state of emergency has now been declared for NSW and most of…
News NSW coroner recommends pill testing, scrapping sniffer dogs at festivals by Sarah Gillard Last month, The NSW deputy state coroner Harriet Grahame’s draft recommendations for the NSW Government’s drug policy leaked, revealing potential safety recommendations regarding drug use and music festivals in New…
News Is a festival-free future on the horizon for New South Wales? by Luke Saunders It seems that New South Wales is never short of drama when it comes to the ongoing war on festivals, leaving punters and festival organisers alike feeling angry and confused. …
News Say goodbye to lockout laws in Sydney’s CBD by Claudia Schmidt It looks like the lockout laws which made Sydney (in)famous may finally be winding down. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has just announced that the laws, which prohibit entry into licensed…
News A solution to Sydney noise complaints is being introduced to the Inner West by Rianna Manuel By now, it’s a well known story in Sydney. People wanting to hold onto an inner city lifestyle buy up multi million dollar terraces next door to popular pubs. Then…
News Sydney’s lockout laws likely to be relaxed as Gladys Berejiklian calls for review by Luke Saunders Gladys Berejiklian has called for a review of the legislation of Sydney’s lockout laws, five years after they were introduced. After a huge push from the Greens party and the…
News Gladys Berejiklian still thinks there isn’t “any evidence” to support pill testing by Happy Over the weekend, Canberra’s leg of Groovin The Moo conducted Australia’s second trial of pill testing. Over 230 people got their pills tested, and seven of those dumped pills with…
News NSW Police have raked in almost $13 million during the ‘War on Festivals’ by Mia Hull The NSW Police Force’s ‘user pays’ scheme has raked in nearly $13 million in the last seven months according to SBS News. The scheme allows off-duty police officers to be…
News Aussie artists are calling out heavy-handed police behaviour at Secret Garden Festival by Rianna Manuel Following last weekend’s final Secret Garden festival, the heavy police presence is copping some pretty serious backlash. The police, both uniformed and plain clothes, were allegedly stopping people for multiple…
News Want pill testing to be taken seriously in NSW? Sign this open letter by Happy Ahead of Happy Mag Issue 10, our inaugural Drug Issue, we’re throwing our voice into building a more drug aware world. Find out more about Issue 10 here. Take Control, a…
News Sign the petition to ban advertising on the Sydney Opera House sails by Happy NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has given the go ahead to advertise the upcoming The Everest Cup horse race on the sails of the Sydney Opera House. Berejiklian has cooked it a few…
News Pill testing activists say the Defqon.1 ban will do more harm than good by Louise Osborne Following the NSW Premier’s announcement that the Defqon.1 music festival will be banned from the state, pill testing advocates have expressed their concerns about the decision. Gladys Berejiklian revisited the government’s…
