Australia’s complicated relationship with the pill
The pill, so ubiquitous it goes by one name, has long been synonymous with women's liberation and sexual freedom. But there's also a rising disquiet, especially online, about its effect…
The pill, so ubiquitous it goes by one name, has long been synonymous with women's liberation and sexual freedom. But there's also a rising disquiet, especially online, about its effect…
Cases of a bacterial infection that predominantly affects children have been increasing across Australia. NSW has reported more than the average number of patients presenting with mycoplasma pneumonia for this time…
Emily Ryan's life changed quite literally overnight when she was a freshman in college. She was studying for final exams and returned from the library at about 10pm. She crept…
Parcels believed to contain cocaine have been found washed up on beaches, at ocean baths and in a barrel in the sea. At least seven packages thought to contain the…
One person has died and two others have been hospitalised from heroin overdoses in NSW in the past week after using a drug they thought was cocaine. Health authorities have…
More than $8 million worth of cocaine has been found onboard a ship at a major international port north of Adelaide. The discovery of 23kg of what police believe to…
More than 35 tonnes of vapes worth an estimated $11 million and suspected to contain nicotine have been seized across Australia. As a part of a crackdown led by Australian Border…
High-dose MDMA tablets are currently circulating in NSW, with tablets containing "up to twice the average" dosage detected, according to NSW Health. They advised the public that three types of…
Medicinal cannabis users will be able to get behind the wheel on closed roads as part of a trial to assess the impact the drug has on their driving ability,…
A man who played a major role in a Wollongong cocaine syndicate and sold drugs to support his addiction has been given a three-year jail sentence. Morgan Swift, 25, worked…
More than 200 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the hull of a cargo ship has been seized in Melbourne. The cocaine — worth about $80 million — was found after Australian Border Force officers…
A repossessed car in Canberra's north has been found to have $280,000 worth of cocaine inside a series of sophisticated hidden compartments. Police are calling for information about the grey Toyota…
The West Australian government looks set to make it easier for more doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis but has stopped short of supporting calls for changes to drug-driving laws. In…
We’re a nation of beach-lovers – but while you can wear your cossie to splash in the water, it turns out, you daren’t venture off the sand. Despite living…
After leaving the Supreme Court with a drug offender released on parole, lawyer Campbell MacCallum drove his client to get cocaine before doing a line together. At the time the…
New research from the University of Sydney's Lambert Initiative finds most Australians are still medicating with illicit cannabis, although numbers accessing prescription products have risen dramatically. The third Cannabis as…
Nineteen men have been charged, and thirteen vulnerable Australian children were rescued from a sophisticated online child abuse network as a result of a joint investigation led by the Australian…
Police have charged 11 people and seized $60 million worth of cannabis following raids at remote properties in regional Queensland. The raids were carried out last month as part of…
Dodgy car dealers are being put on notice as the WA government cracks down on sellers of faulty used vehicles. Sellers will face big fines as a checklist is released…
Bruce Lehrmann has slammed the conduct of the Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold in the wake of a damning inquiry, describing the trial as a “dark chapter” in the…