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The Use of Strip Searches & Drug Dogs in NSW Report
This report, produced by Harm Reduction Australia (HRA) and Redfern Legal Centre (RLC), summarises ten years of data on strip searches and drug dog detection in New South Wales and makes recommendations for change. July 2025 HRA-RLC Strip Search ReportDownload […]
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Media Release on The Use of Strip Searches & Drug Dogs in NSW Report
New report shows over 80,000 strip searches conducted in 10 years, with more than 85% finding nothing. The report titled ‘The Use of Strip Searches & Drug Dogs in NSW’, based on 10 years of police data from 2014 to 2023, was released today by Harm Reduction Australia and Redfern Legal Centre. […]
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Annie Madden
Executive Director and Co-Founder Annie Madden is the Executive Director of Harm Reduction Australia, which is a part time role she holds alongside a part time role as a Project Lead with the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD). Annie has provided technical expertise to UNODC, WHO, UNAIDS and has been a member of Australian Government delegations to…
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Steph Tzanetis
Steph was appointed as Executive Officer for Pill Testing Australia in 2023. Steph is a member of the Pill Testing Australia consortium that worked on the 2018 and 2019 ACT trials and is a Peer Educator working at CanTEST. She has qualifications in health law, humanities, alcohol and other drugs and addictive behaviours. […]
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Bee Mohamed
Bee Mohamed is an advocate for Harm Reduction Australia and previously the Patient Advocacy and Stakeholder Manager (APAC) for Canopy Growth, one of the world’s largest cannabis company. Prior to Canopy Growth, Bee was the inaugural CEO of ScriptWise, a health promotion charity addressing prescription medication addiction and overdose in Australia. […]
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Erica Franklin
Erica is a dedicated advocate for harm reduction with extensive experience in drug education and community outreach. She holds a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and completed an honours thesis focused on the consumption patterns of novel and emerging psychoactive substances. Erica has worked for the NSW Users and Aids Association, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Kirketon Road…
