Effective, just, humane drug policies
Reducing the potential harms associated with drug use and drug policies.
HRA manages and operates several projects including:
Treatment Equity Project
Advocating for a more affordable, accessible and equitable Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) in Australia.
Pill Testing Australia
Advocating for and providing evidence-based pill testing services Australia-wide.
Drive Change
Advocating for drug driving and medicinal cannabis reforms that are fair, equal and improve public health.
Online Training
Take part in Australia’s first online harm reduction course.
Blog
A communal space for timely commentary and bold opinions on current drug policy, programs and issues affecting communities across Australia.
Tobacco Harm Reduction
Continuing the Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association‘s work through advocacy for safer nicotine products like vaping and for reform to Australia’s current tobacco policy approach.
Online Gallery
Improving the health & wellbeing of people with living and lived experience of drug use through the display and sale of their art.
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The 86 Fund
Providing financial support to help re-establish Australia’s place as a leader in harm reduction policies and programs and encouraging the next generation of harm reduction advocates.
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News
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Is the Government about to make “harm reduction” a dirty word?
23 September, 2026 This week, HRA and PTA made a joint submission on the exposure draft of the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026, highlighting the need…
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AFP Commissioner Blames People Who Use Drugs for Prohibition Policing Failures
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett has hit out at people who use illicit drugs, stating that all illicit drug users are ‘contributing to deadly street violence and expanding criminal networks’. Read a…
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What happens when tobacco becomes unaffordable but people continue to smoke?
Socio-economic impacts of Tobacco Excise Australia’s tobacco excise follows a simple line of reasoning: by making smoking more unaffordable, financial pressure will make people quit. For some, this pressure does…
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Smoking rates at record low… or is it just [illicit] smoke and mirrors?
“The best way to fight a black market, is with a well functioning legal one.” See this latest piece in The Conversation by HRA tobacco harm reduction adviser, Dr James…
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Pill Testing Policy Brief
Pill Testing (Drug Checking) Services in Australia: a Public Health and Harm Reduction PriorityPill testing services (also known as ‘drug checking’) enable people who use drugs to understand more about…
Night Coach is a public health service provided by health professionals to deliver information and announcements aimed at reducing a range of drug-related harms in the community.