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Rally calling for pill testing to be held in Sydney | Sky News AustraliaA rally will be held in Sydney on Saturday with the public demanding the introduction of pill testing at music festivals in NSW.\n\nIt follows the Royal Australasian College of Physicians calling for pill testing in an open letter to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.\n\nThere have been five deaths at music festivals in the state in four months.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Pill testing supporters rally in SydneySupporters of pill testing gathered at a Sydney rally on Saturday in a bid to pressure the NSW government to allow it at raves and music festivals.
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Large crowds pressure NSW Premier to introduce pill test | Sky News AustraliaLarge crowds have taken to the streets of Sydney demanding New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian introduce pill testing at festivals after a string of deaths. \n\nThe thousand-strong rally began at Town Hall before making its way to Hyde Park.\n\nAcross the state, five people have died from suspected drug overdoses at music festivals in the last four months. \n\nMs Berejiklian says pill testing would only encourage drug use. \n\nImage: supplied \u002F News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Royal Australasian College of Physicians calls for festival pill testing | Sky News AustraliaA leading Australian doctor group, representing more than 17,000 physicians and paediatricians, has supported pill testing in an open letter to the New South Wales Premier.\n\nThe Royal Australasian College of Physicians is urging Gladys Berejiklian to adopt the front-line protection against drugs at music festivals to prevent more people dying to fatal concoctions.\n\nNSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley says he will introduce pill testing, provided it is recommended at a national drug summit he plans to host if elected. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n
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'Evidence backs pill testing trials': physicians tell BerejiklianAustralia's peak body for physicians has called on Gladys Berejiklian to introduce trials at music festivals to save lives | Kaubo
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RACGP supports pill testing trialThe Royal Australasian College of Physicians says there is now enough evidence to warrant carefully-designed pill testing trials in Australia, and has written a letter to state and territory leaders supporting trials at music festivals ElizaBorrello
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Pill testing can ‘save lives’ | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Advocates are urging for the NSW government to adopt pill testing services at music festivals after a man died at a Sydney dance party overnight.\n\nAuthorities are urging young people to refrain from taking drugs after a 19-year-old man died from a suspected overdose after attending the 'Knockout Games of Destiny Dance Party' in Homebush.\n\nTwo women and a man remain in critical condition after being taken to Westmead Hospitam while five people have been charged with drug supply offences.\n\nPresident Harm Reduction Australia Gino Vumbaca has told Sky News the tragedy shows the need for a national pill testing service to be rolled out.\n\nHe says research overseas has shown giving partygoers information about the drug they are planning to take can ‘save lives.’\n
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RACGP supports pill testing trialThe Royal Australasian College of Physicians has written a letter to state and territory leaders supporting trials of pill testing at music festivals. The College says there is now enough evidence to warrant carefully designed trials in Australia.
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