Recent findings by the Commonwealth Ombudsman have revealed that some Australian health insurers are employing "underhanded, secret" tactics to increase premiums, a practice referred to as "phoenixing." This involves insurers…
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has criticized the Australian Border Force (ABF) for its handling of deportations, particularly regarding the use of a drug injection on an ex-detainee during a recent deportation…
Mail-order marijuana in Western Australia The landscape of cannabis procurement has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, particularly in Western Australia. With the advent of online dispensaries, buying cannabis…
Understanding Tasmania's Marijuana Laws Tasmania's marijuana laws are defined by a complex framework that has evolved significantly in recent years. Cannabis is classified as a prohibited drug under the Misuse…
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…
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…
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…
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…
While legalising cannabis has become a talking point in Australia, removing decades of stigma remains the challenge. Dropping the ‘recreational user’ label would be a good start, argues Tasmanian Botanics…
Draft laws being introduced simultaneously to Victoria, NSW and Western Australia state parliaments on Tuesday will push for the legalisation of cannabis for personal use. Hailed as a “historic day…
Victoria’s cannabis laws are causing countless chronically ill people to instead take addictive prescription medications, a doctor has warned. It comes amid proposed new laws for the state which would…