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Australian drug reform views shift

The public has softened its stance on drugs over the past decade, but particularly for cannabis. Advocates hope the shift will see drug users spared from a criminal stigma that can get in the way of positive change.

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Australian drug reform views shift

The public has softened its stance on drugs over the past decade, but particularly for cannabis. Advocates hope the shift will see drug users spared from a criminal stigma that can get in the way of positive change.

Australia , Kings-cross , New-south-wales , Dubbo , Sydney , Canberra , Australian-capital-territory , Australians , Australian , Dan-howard , Mark-speakman , Don-weatherburn

Australian drug reform views shift

The public has softened its stance on drugs over the past decade, but particularly for cannabis. Advocates hope the shift will see drug users spared from a criminal stigma that can get in the way of positive change.

Australia , Kings-cross , New-south-wales , Dubbo , Canberra , Australian-capital-territory , Australians , Australian , Dan-howard , Mark-speakman , Don-weatherburn , Dominic-perrottet

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Prisons are expensive. They rarely enable people to address the behaviour that puts them there, and research shows that sentencing more people to prison.

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Sydney's lockout laws crushed city's nightlife for little gain and spread violence into suburbs

Sydney s controversial lockout laws did little else than deferring assault incidents into surrounding areas and killed famous establishments in the city s most popular areas, a new report has found.

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Sydney lockout laws: Violence spread across city by lockout laws could hurt revival

The effect of the lockout laws in improving public safety was overstated, while a fall in assaults in the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross was offset by a rise in trouble in areas within walking distance of the lockout zone.

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Support for legalising marijuana in Australia nearly doubles over six years

More than 40% of Australians back legalisation of cannabis for personal use, National Drug Strategy Household Survey finds

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African gang panic in Melbourne: Lessons from a scare campaign one state election later

Close watchers of politics and culture say the African crime “crisis” provides an uncomfortable lesson for politicians and the media. In its wake are scarred communities and a big law and order bill for taxpayers.

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African gang panic in Melbourne: Lessons from a scare campaign one state election later

Close watchers of politics and culture say the African crime “crisis” provides an uncomfortable lesson for politicians and the media. In its wake are scarred communities and a big law and order bill for taxpayers.

Monash , South-australia , Australia , Moomba , Queensland , Footscray , Victoria , Sudan , Parkville , New-south-wales , Melbourne , Johannesburg

African gang panic in Melbourne: Lessons from a scare campaign one state election later

Close watchers of politics and culture say the African crime “crisis” provides an uncomfortable lesson for politicians and the media. In its wake are scarred communities and a big law and order bill for taxpayers.

Monash , South-australia , Australia , Moomba , Queensland , Footscray , Victoria , Sudan , Parkville , New-south-wales , Melbourne , Johannesburg