Alex Wodak
The Next Six Months Could Completely Change Australian Drug Law
Sniffer dogs: banned. Pill testing: legalised.
We Spoke with Some Experts About the Future of Pill Testing In Australia
The NSW government has declared it illegal, while others have praised the virtues of the prospect.
Meet the Doctor Who's Willing to Go to Jail Over Pill Testing
Dr Wodak faced "civil disobedience" charges in the 80s to set up Australia's first needle exchange. Now he's doing it again to stop festival deaths.
An Australian Doctor Has Vowed to Start Testing Pills at Festivals
Dr Alex Wodak has said, "I am prepared to break the law to save young people's lives."
Australia Has a Long History of Fighting Harm Minimization Drug Policies
Getting Pill Testing Into Music Festivals Is a Struggle, but So Was Legalising Needle Exchange Programs in the 1980s
Is Medicinal Marijuana Finally Coming to Australia?
It looks like the country is finally going to soften its unusually harsh cannabis laws, but skeptics say that the government is moving too slowly and will repeat the mistakes other nations have made.
Does Sydney Need Another Supervised Injecting Room?
15 years after Sydney opened the first medically supervised injecting centre in the English-speaking world, its founders think it's time to establish a second one.