Drug law reform

The recent revelations from the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission's review into police actions at last year's Splendour in the Grass festival are appalling. We have learned that seven minors were strip searched at the event and only one in the presence of a parent or guardian, as is required by law. We have learned that just 8.4 per cent of people strip searched at the Splendour in the Grass were found to be in possession of illicit drugs.

I recently had the honour of meeting Marrickville Youth Resource Centre staff working to roll out the Planet Youth Program across my electorate with the support of the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.

A question to the Minister for Health and Medical Research.

A question to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services.

Labor believes that the rushed and panicked implementation of the Government’s festival licence scheme and the associated fee price hikes are confused and untenable. They risk killing an industry that is very important to the events and tourism industries of our state. 

“We owe it to the families of the young people who have died to listen carefully and examine the evidence from the experts,” Mr Daley said.

I spoke on the Community Protection Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

It is with great regret that I acknowledged the passing of Ann Symonds, a member of the Legislative Council from 1982 to 1998 and hero to Labor women.

More than 200,000 Australians are unable to access Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment and that drug-induced deaths in Australia are at the highest levels in 20 years.

A motion to the parliament on the expert panel formed by the Premier in response to recent deaths at a music festival in Penrith.