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Pill Testing Trial Bill 2023 Second Read Speech

I’m very proud to introduce the Greens Pill Testing Trial Bill 2023 as the Greens drug law reform and harm reduction spokesperson.

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Latest sniffer dogs data more proof the program must be scrapped

NSW Greens MP and drug law reform spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has renewed calls to scrap the expensive drug detection dog program after uncovering data showing a $46 million price tag over the last decade, with only one in four of the nearly 95,000 people searched being found with drugs on...

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Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2023 - Second Reading Debate

As The Greens spokesperson for drug law reform and harm, I contribute to debate on the Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2023. I support the comments of my colleague, Ms Sue Higginson. I will speak specifically about proposed section 23B of the Fines Act 1996, which provides that where an individual has...

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Child Strip Searches - Question Without Notice

My question is directed to the Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional New South Wales, and Minister for Western New South Wales, representing the Minister for Police and Counter‑terrorism. Information obtained by the Redfern Legal Centre under the Government Information (Public Access) Act [GIPAA] shows that over the past two...

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Drug Laws - Motion

I speak on behalf of The Greens to support the motion as amended. I say from the outset that the extraordinary contribution from the Coalition continues its failed war on drugs and head-in-the-sand approach. It completely ignores the fact that many millions of people in this country take illegal drugs every...

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Drug Laws - Question Without Notice

My question is directed to the Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy. In 2019 Deputy State Coroner Harriet Graham had extreme concerns about drug dog operations at music festivals, saying that dogs can precipitate panic ingestion or dangerous preloading, which can in turn increase the risk of serious illness...

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Drug Laws - Take Note Debate

I take note of the response by the Hon. John Graham, the Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy, in response to the two tragic deaths that happened as a result of people attending music festivals over the October long weekend. I note with disappointment the response that most action...

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‘Two-strike’ Scheme for Drug Use A Welcome but Small Step: Greens

The news that the Government is set to introduce a ‘two-strike’ pre-court diversionary scheme for personal drug use is a welcome development, however the policy doesn’t go far enough in adopting the recommendations of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’, says Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and spokesperson...

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2nd Strip Search Review Shows Most Police Still Breaching Basic Protocols

Woeful compliance by NSW Police with their own strip searching protocols raises even more concerns about the wellbeing of people at music festivals as the festival season kicks off this October long weekend, says Greens MP and Drug Law Reform & Harm Reduction spokesperson Cate Faehrmann.

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Greens Announce Plan to Legalise Cannabis in Next Term of Parliament

Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and drug law reform spokesperson, has today launched the Greens plan to legalise and regulate recreational cannabis in NSW. 

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