NSW Government

MPs urge for exemption of medicinal cannabis users on the roads

A group of MPs have called to exempt medicinal cannabis users from the offence of driving with the mere presence of the drug in their system. Last year the NSW government’s drug summit recommended a legislated medical defense for drivers using medically prescribed cannabis, which has not since been legislated. This recommendation was further urged …

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Advocacy group takes aim at NSW shooters’ party gun reform proposal

Families who lost loved ones in the Port Arthur massacre are outraged over a contentious bill to extend hunting rights in NSW. The legislation, introduced to parliament by The Shooters, Fishers, and Hunting Party could be “the most regressive gun laws” since Tasmania’s 1996 mass shooting, anti-violence advocates warn. The Game and Feral Animal Legislation …

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