Does pill testing provide a last line of prevention to educate recreational drug users to the dangers of drug use?

Draft recommendations follow a three-week coronial inquest scrutinising the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Alex Ross-King, 19, Joshua Tam, 22, Nathan Tran, 18, Callum Brosnan, 19, Joseph Pham, 23, and Diana Nguyen, 21, who all died after consuming MDMA at music events between December 2017 and January this year.

Would you want your children given this option if they were using drugs?

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Better Drug Reform

Our drug reform policy will work to treat drug use as a health issue while doubling efforts to reduce trafficking and illegal production. We support providing access to testing facilities for recreational users while encouraging safe choices combined with support and education.

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Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame has called for pill testing and a roll-back of policing at NSW music festivals in a set of draft recommendations.

It is unacceptable for any parent to be forced to make a decision to either live with domestic violence or be able to care for and raise your children.

There is a silent epidemic taking place in Australia where fathers who are victims of domestic violence are losing access to their children to then become homeless and a suicide statistic.

We need your support to ensure families have fathers and male victims have access to services and support.

www.betterfamilies.org.au/join-us

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Brothers

After years of emotional and psychological abuse which then escalated into physical violence this father had had enough.

Today we sat with him in court as he asked for protection which has now been set down for a hearing.

He told us that when he asked for help from police he knew it meant the mother of his kids would stop his access to punish him.

His choice was either continue to be abused in front of his children, or ask for help and lose access to them.

We shouldn’t need to make that choice.

We need your support!

www.theabf.com.au

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At least someone in parliament is standing up for our dairy farmers!

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Fair Milk Pricing

As part of our Food Security Policy the ABF party supports the introduction of a minimum gate price of 70 cents per litre for Aussie Milk. We need to ensure Australian Dairy Farmers achieve a fair price for their product to protect the viability of their businesses, and to guarentee supply to Australian families.

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The minor party, which controls two key crossbench votes in the upper house, is demanding the dairy industry be re-regulated amid intense pressure on producers due to farm gate prices.

October is mental health month and as part of this the Australian Brotherhood of Fathers is running their 21 for 21 exercise challenge with two levels to participate in.

We encourage you to participate as regular exercise coupled with a healthy diet and an increased intake of water is proven to reduce the effects of anxiety and depression.

The job of improving mental health and reducing suicide in our society is something that we can all be involved in.

Things like engaging with friends and family who may be dealing with relationship breakdown, legal issues, separation from children, unemployment, homelessness, disability, bullying, loss of a loved one, chronic health conditions, alcohol and other drug problems and a past history of self-harm all of which require proactive support to prevent a slide into declining mental health.

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MENTAL HEALTH REFORM

Our policy is about protecting vulnerable Australians who require emotional and clinical mental health support. These programs will be delivered through health wellness hubs that are managed within the community.

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Brothers #21for21 starts today!

Are you doing Level 1 or Level 2?

Let us know how you go with it by sharing your pics and videos to help us promote awareness.

You can also like, tag and invite your friends, family and work colleagues to get involved.

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