Pill Testing
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Premier Gladys Berejilkian, the NSW liberal leader so nanny state that she literally refers to her adult constituents as “kids”, thinks pill-testing is bad. So much so that her party has threatened to shut down every music festival in the state before they’d even consider allowing the proven-to-be-lifesaving measures to be trialled. So naturally, her […]
A group of over 60 Australian festivals, musicians, health specialists and industry figures have issued an open letter urging New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian to begin an “open dialogue” instead of shutting down music events, following two recent deaths at the Defqon.1 music festival in Sydney. Premier Berejiklian pledged to shut down Defqon.1 following […]
Listen Out began its national run over the weekend, with punters in Perth and Melbourne getting the first taste of what this year’s lineup has to offer. With all the discussion around festivals and drug use at the moment, following two deaths at Defqon.1 in Sydney and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s controversial comments on the […]
As the Australian music industry and NSW Government are bubbling with discussions about pill testing, the government body known as the National Capital Authority (NCA) has prohibited such testing from happening at this year’s Spilt Milk festival in Canberra. However, the ACT Justice Minister says the territory could still explore the possibility of having a […]
The father of a young man who suffered a fatal drug overdose at Defqon.1 three years ago has come out against the NSW Government’s threat to shut down the festival. ICYMI: NSW liberal Premier Gladys Berejiklian has, much like her predecessor “Casino” Mike Baird, vowed to axe the rave after two people died and three […]
