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A just released report advises that reforms to New South Wales drink- and drug-driving laws, which have seen penalty notices, triggering licence suspensions and fines, issued to first-time low-level drink drivers and drivers with the presence of drugs in their...

Whilst most people know that there are criminal laws against possessing recreational drugs like MDMA, heroin and cannabis in New South Wales, it is perhaps less commonly known that possessing some pharmaceutical medicines without a valid prescription can also amount...

Police in New South Wales are not permitted to search persons, vehicles or premises without sufficient reason. In the absence of a lawfully obtained warrant, officers must have reasonable grounds to conduct a search, and can find themselves on the...

Darko “Dougie” Desic made headlines in September 2021, when the Avalon handy man turned himself into Dee Why Police Station, after he’d escaped the since-closed Grafton Correctional Centre sometime between 7 pm on 31 July and 7 am on 1...

Right before the COVID pandemic shut down Sydney, NSW police use of strip searches was one of the state’s most prominent social justice issues, and coupled with drug dogs, these law enforcement tactics employed to find illicit drugs, are considered...

Going to court for criminal charges is an intimidating prospect, so it’s not surprising that many people who are accused of criminal offences seek to have charges brought against them withdrawn before the case reaches a defended hearing in the...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Is ‘Lolicon’ Manga and Anime Legal In Australia? We’re counting down our ten most engaging articles of 2023. Here’s number seven: Click here to read...

The transition from 11 years of Liberal Nationals governance in NSW to that of a Labor government, following the March state election, has all been smooth sailing, as the new administration hasn’t attempted to rock the boat in any way...

Music festival season is upon us, and with it, you can rest assured there’ll be plenty of police officers and sniffer dogs targeting patrons who are in possession of prohibited drugs. So it’s perhaps timely to know about your legal rights...

Sydney has a well-established and well-oiled drug law reform/harm reduction community made up of a group of experts, many with lived experience, who, despite the unwillingness of politicians to see the light, have long been pointing to its direction at...