Latest alcohol and other drugs News

MDMA and psilocybin therapy rules have been relaxed. Here’s what might happen next
NSW Budget Response
The over-50s are most likely to overdose. Here’s how older people use drugs
Sydney man charged over alleged role in 20kg ketamine importation
Health Committee holding its final hearings for the alcohol and other drugs inquiry
From Community, Giving Back To Community
Contaminated illicit alcohol sold at licensed bottle shops: new study
Local Laws Amendment Statement
Respected African Australian community leader receives RMIT honorary doctorate
Higher-strength medicinal cannabis may be linked to a disturbing pattern of side effects, our study shows
Spending uplift for mental health services across Western Australia
No surprise to experts: Alcohol still driving addiction rates
PEAK BODY CALLS FOR FUNDING OVERHAUL TO ALCOHOL & DRUG SECTOR
On Hill: Advocacy On Alcohol Harms And Microplastics
Will medicinal cannabis help my mental health? Here are the evidence and the risks
Boost For Victoria’s Mental Health And AOD Services
AMA President’s update: CAS meeting, primary care conference, rural health and more
NSW new foundations laid for Batemans Bay Community Health facility
Would you feel comfortable talking to your boss if you had a problem with alcohol or other drugs?
Fast-tracking delivery of new health infrastructure: Northside Hospital and Inner South Health Centre
New Footscray Hospital Means Faster Care For Locals
New Chapter for Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Services as The Salvation Army Expands to Multiple Community Sites
‘Cause for alarm’: hospitalisations and deaths from GHB rising
Bright ideas: UNSW secures $20m in health and medical research grants
OICS lauds Wandoo prison for women as a success story for rehabilitation
$1 million to drive alcohol and other drugs system reform research in Queensland
New Hospital For Frankston: Delivered
Sip Smart This Festive Season
Expert team assembled to guide preventive health policy in South Australia
AOD Youth Grants Winners
Future Workforce Transformation Grants
Frankston Hospital Redevelopment To Open In January 2026
Tracked, profiled and targeted: New report reveals companies harvest intimate personal data on “industrial scale” to target marketing for harmful and addictive products
Mobile Clinic Brings Healthcare To Vulnerable Patients
New Tiwi Healing Centre To Boost Wellbeing On Country
NSW Select Committee on Youth Justice a landmark opportunity for evidence-based reform
Results of Australia’s first injectable opioid treatment trial announced at 2025 APSAD conference
Have your say on the Northside Hospital proposed Territory Priority Project declaration
Statement on a Significant Matter – Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s Yearly Report to Parliament
“MISSED OPPORTUNITY”: PEAK BODY GIVES VERDICT ON NSW GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE NSW DRUG SUMMIT REPORT
‘Every life matters’: GPs welcome NSW Government response to Drug Summit report
New Health Hub Delivered At TasTAFE’s Alanvale Campus
NSW Government delivers response to the 2024 Drug Summit Report
The community and sector come together in Canberra to remember the lives lost to overdose
Backing And Reinforcing Victoria’s Mental Health Workforce
Works Powering Ahead On Upgraded Northern Hospital
Drinking Through Generations
Domestic And Family Violence Co-Responder Program Strengthens Support For Territory Families