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Drug Harm Index Paper
Earlier this year HRA asked Dr Michael McFadden to prepare a paper on the Drug Harm Index, used by some law enforcement agencies, for use on our website. […]
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International Harm Reduction Day, 7 May 2016
HRA is pleased to be part of a coalition of organisations recognising the 7th of May each year as International Harm Reduction Day. […]
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Uniting calls for a re-think on drugs
Uniting, the services and advocacy arm of the Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of NSW and the ACT, is calling for a re-think on illegal drug use. […]
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When it comes to handling drugs, we need to be transparent
Given that many countries are talking seriously about the need to change the international treaties, and the abject failure of a law-enforcement approach for addressing drug use, the pressure will be on Australia to decide if it remains in the small band of countries fighting a ‘war on drugs’ or…
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HRA UNGASS and NDS Statement
Australia was once a world leader in drug policy and addressing HIV and related diseases but over the years this has sadly diminished as our leaders have become politically fearful of evidence that highlights a need for change. […]
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The war on drugs has become an embarrassment of Orwellian proportions
Another week passes and, somewhere in Australia, another announcement by a Justice Minister is made on how we are winning the so-called ‘War on Drugs’. […]
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Getting tough on crime needs a softer approach
The current overcrowding in NSW prisons left little political room to manoeuvre, and so the announcement of a decision to add an additional 1650 beds was to be expected. […]
