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…
News PSYFARI cancel 10th anniversary event facing NSW Government’s “war on festivals” by Rianna Manuel Blue Mountains festival PSYFARI have cancelled their upcoming 2019 event due to the NSW Government’s “war on festivals”. As the debate around pill testing in NSW festivals rages on, the…
News It’s that time of year again: here are your 2019 Splendour In The Grass dates by Molly Lasker Save the date! It’s time to tell your bosses that you’re going to be cough cough sick. Splendour In The Grass is back for another year, and as per usual, takes place…
News MDMA and cannabis recommended for over-the-counter sale in Australian pharmacies by Rianna Manuel As the discussion around pill testing at Australian festivals rages on, Dr Alex Wodak, head of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation, has called for the legal, over-the-counter distribution of…
News Pill testing controversy continues: Ultra Festival makes bid for trial in Sydney by Rianna Manuel International EDM Festival Ultra has reached out to the NSW government, requesting permission to conduct a pill testing trial at their Sydney event next month. In a statement released by…
News The Australian Festival Association call on state politicians to prevent drug-related deaths by Joanna Panagopoulos The Australian Festival Association (AFA) have written an impassioned letter as a call-to-action for government officials following a series of drug-related deaths at Australian festivals this summer. Their main focus…
News Keep Sydney Open are throwing a rally to demand action on pill testing by Happy The good people over at Keep Sydney Open have announced plans for another Sydney street rally, this time taking aim at politicians who refuse to accept evidence that pill testing…
News Pill testing will be considered by NSW Labour if they win the 2019 state election by Joanna Panagopoulos Another summer festival season, another young death, and another year of pushing for our leaders to allow pill testing at festivals. Testing at festivals and other music events has suddenly…
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 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…
News Donate to Harm Reduction Australia’s fundraiser for country-wide pill testing programs by Happy In April this year year the STA-SAFE Consortium ran Australia’s first pill testing operation at Groovin The Moo Canberra. It was a huge success on all fronts, identifying and alerting…
News Groovin The Moo’s pill testing trial was a huge success by Bill Robinson For what feels like forever, punters, musicians, and politicians alike have been campaigning for the introduction of pill testing at Australian music festivals. Well, this past Sunday, the Canberra leg…
News Which capital city in Australia has the dodgiest MDMA? by Happy Since it’s invention MDMA has most widely been used as a recreational narcotic. Despite more recent investigations into the potential medical and psychological benefits of the drug, it remains a Class-A…
