A man has died at the Strawberry Fields Music Festival at Tocumwal in the NSW Riverina region today. The 24-year-old, believed to be a Victorian, is thought to have consumed multiple substances including GHB, MDMA and cocaine.
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Another inner city council will vote whether to support pill testing at music festivals and events but the Andrews Government and Victoria Police still oppose such a move.
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As the nation prepares for another dangerous summer of musical festivals and drug taking, it’s time for people to listen to what those on the frontline have to say, writes paramedic Paul Spinks.
The Greens have proposed a radical plan to introduce a two-year trial of pill testing at Victorian festivals, which would cost the government a pretty penny.
Shouting ‘no’ to pill users and pill testing is beyond negligent — people are still dying at festivals. It’s time our politicians stopped pretending and supported harm minimisation, writes Tory Shepherd.
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