What convinced Jacinta Allan to allow pill testing in Victoria?
The Briefing26 Juni 2024

What convinced Jacinta Allan to allow pill testing in Victoria?

Pills, powders and liquids that might be harbouring deadly substances will be able to be legally tested across Victoria, following a major policy change announced by Premier Jacinta Allan this week.

Pill testing will become permanent after an 18-month trial starting this summer, with a mobile service to attend up to 10 music festivals. In Victoria, paramedics responded to more drug overdoses at festivals in the first three months of 2024 than during all of 2023.

The announcement is a change from Labor's previous stance against pill testing, and comes alongside the party choosing to not support a second safe drug injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD despite experts' advice saying it would help reduce fatal heroin overdoses in the state.

In this episode of The Briefing, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan joins to explain the reasoning behind the change of heart in the Victorian government, and Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell gives her take on the proposed rollout.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Avsnitt(2533)

Is your neighbour 3D printing a gun?

Is your neighbour 3D printing a gun?

Headlines: Ukraine fires first US missiles at Russia, Female CEOs in Australia paid $170,000 less, Sydney train network to shut down for three days over union dispute, and a Doomsday fish washes up on...

19 Nov 202423min

What if I'm autistic? | Sit in on an assessment

What if I'm autistic? | Sit in on an assessment

Tom always suspected he was autistic, but had never been formally diagnosed. What does finding that out look like? In this five-part special series of The Briefing, we team up with Autism Awareness Au...

19 Nov 202417min

What we know about charges laid against Alan Jones

What we know about charges laid against Alan Jones

Headlines: Australian’s want review of Aukus following Trump, Kremlin slams US over Ukraine missile decision, Parliamentary inquiry stops short of recommending social media ban, and Sam Kerr and partn...

18 Nov 202416min

What if I'm autistic? | Autism 101

What if I'm autistic? | Autism 101

29-year-old radio producer Thomas Denham has always suspected he’s autistic. But how can he be sure? In this five-part special series of The Briefing, we team up with Autism Awareness Australia and Sy...

18 Nov 202412min

Crypto is surging again. Can it make you money?

Crypto is surging again. Can it make you money?

Headlines: Certain Australian businesses to be forced to accept cash payments, Joe Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US missiles to strike inside Russia, PM won’t detail emissions plans until next year...

17 Nov 202417min

BONUS: This Australian family's Trump exit strategy becomes a reality

BONUS: This Australian family's Trump exit strategy becomes a reality

Australian citizens living in the United States who aren't supportive of a Trump presidency are considering their options to leave the country. Last week, The Briefing brought you the stories of three...

16 Nov 202410min

Top chef Ben Shewry on misogyny, critics and hot chips

Top chef Ben Shewry on misogyny, critics and hot chips

Ben Shewry is one of Australia’s top chefs who’s behind the world renowned restaurant Attica. He started working at a local restaurant in New Zealand at just 10 years old after sending out letters ple...

15 Nov 202436min

Inside Netflix's massive gamble on Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson

Inside Netflix's massive gamble on Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson

This weekend legendary boxer Mike Tyson is stepping into the ring with Youtuber-turned-influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul. The fight is being held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas – but for those wh...

15 Nov 202412min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

motiv
aftonbladet-krim
p3-krim
spar
flashback-forever
rss-viva-fotboll
svenska-fall
rss-sanning-konsekvens
rss-krimstad
aftonbladet-daily
svd-dokumentara-berattelser-2
rss-vad-fan-hande
rss-krimreportrarna
rss-frandfors-horna
krimmagasinet
rss-aftonbladet-krim
olyckan-inifran
dagens-eko
fordomspodden
svd-ledarredaktionen