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Bitter pill as drug testing banned in one Aussie state

Experts warn the zero-tolerance stance could lead to more overdoses as critical harm reduction services are forced to shut down.

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Queensland has moved to ban pill testing as part of a "zero-tolerance approach to illicit drugs". (

Aussies’ record drug habit a goldmine for crime gangs

Australians are putting a record amount of meth, cocaine and heroin through their bodies, latest wastewater testing shows, with nicotine use also rising.

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The latest wastewater analysis has pointed to increased illicit drug use across Australia. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Cannabis is becoming legal in Australia by stealth

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Cannabis use is effectively being legalised by the growth of professional suppliers in Australia.

Cruel twist in investigation into Aussie methanol poisoning tragedy

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Two workers formerly employed at the Laos backpacker’s hostel where 19-year-old Melbourne women, Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, died of methanol poisoning, have fled the country.

Mother charged over crash that killed two and injured her own toddler

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A 26-year-old Caboolture woman has been charged over a deadly crash.

Man arrested after drug lab, firearm found in home

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The 45-year-old’s lawyer argued in court on Wednesday that the Paradise man needs to be released on bail to care for his elderly mother.