News Gladys Berejiklian’s drug amnesty bins will make their debut next week by Happy Next week, at Sydney’s NYE In The Park Festival, Gladys Berejiklian’s promised drug amnesty bins will make their first appearance. Instead of just introducing pill testing like everyone has been…
News A pill testing protest party is happening in Sydney this weekend by Luke Saunders A mobile protest party is set to take place in Sydney next week, calling on the NSW Government to legalise pill testing and end its questionable strip searching program at…
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 NSW festivals may be introducing pill testing and scrapping sniffer dogs by Luke Saunders It seems like New South Wales has been experiencing a never-ending debate surrounding the world of festival safety, with drug use being the hottest of topics. Now, the state government…
News Pill Testing Australia reveal findings from their second pilot at Groovin the Moo 2019 by Sarah Gillard After deeming it an “overwhelming success”, Pill Testing Australia have released a detailed report with findings from the second pill testing trial at Groovin the Moo in Canberra in April this year….
News Hobart City Council passes motion to back pill testing at festivals by Sarah Gillard Hobart City Council has passed a motion to provide in-principal support for pill testing at music festivals and other major events in the municipality. The vote was split six for…
News The latest Eventbrite report reveals 77% of Aussie concert goers support pill testing by Amy Kennett Eventbrite have published the results of their 2019 Australian Music Fans Report, based on responses from 1,132 music event goers who attended at least one live music event (ticketed by…
News Pill testing more effective for first time users than ‘thrill seekers’, study finds by Patti Burton A new study by Edith Cowan University has found that different types of festival-goers respond differently to pill testing, with first time users of the drug MDMA responding most effectively…
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 Australia’s second ever pill-testing trial being hailed as a huge success by Luke Saunders The second ever pill-testing service was trialled at Canberra’s Groovin the Moo music festival over the weekend and has been hailed a huge success. The results of the trial were…
News A new music industry coalition has joined forces against the NSW government’s war on festivals by Rianna Manuel As the debate regarding NSW’s live music and festival scene rages on, a new gang of festival protectors have banded together to take on the increasingly repressive NSW state government…
News Groovin The Moo in Canberra will see pill testing trials again this year by Molly Lasker In the wake of the massive success that was seen at last year’s event, Canberra’s leg of the annual Groovin the Moo tour will again play host to a pill testing…
News Piece by piece, the Australian music industry is turning on the NSW Government by Happy Following the cancellation of beloved festivals Rainbow Serpent and Mountain Sounds last week, musicians, event organisers and media are rallying against the harsh new regulations being imposed upon festivals by the…
