A NSW Greens MP has admitted to using drugs – an admission she hopes will pave the way for pill testing
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Greens MP admits to using recreational drugs | Sky News AustraliaNew South Wales Greens MP Cate Faehrmann has become the first Australian politician to publicly admit she has taken the recreational drug MDMA. \n\nThe 48-year-old says she took illicit drugs throughout her 20s, occasionally through her 30s and her 40s. \n\nThe Greens MP says she made the admission because she wants to bring honesty to the debate around drug use. \n\nPressure is mounting on politicians to introduce pill testing after five people died from suspected drug overdoses at Australian music festivals in the past six months. \n\n\n\n\n
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Greens MP admits to using recreational drugs | Sky News AustraliaNew South Wales Greens MP Cate Faehrmann has become the first Australian politician to publicly admit she has taken the recreational drug MDMA. \n\nThe 48-year-old says she took illicit drugs throughout her 20s, occasionally through her 30s and her 40s. \n\nThe Greens MP says she made the admission because she wants to bring honesty to the debate around drug use. \n\nPressure is mounting on politicians to introduce pill testing after five people died from suspected drug overdoses at Australian music festivals in the past six months. \n\n\n\n\n
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Victorian MP Cathy McGowan quits politics | Sky News AustraliaIndependent MP Cathy McGowan has announced she will not be recontesting her seat seat of Indi at the federal election.\n\nThe independent member for Indi has declared 'the time is right' to step down from her seat on Monday morning in Wodonga.\n\nShe has endorsed health researcher Helen Haines as her successor. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Elon Musk quotes Blue Mountains tunnel at $1 billion | Sky News AustraliaTech billionaire Elon Musk says it will cost about $1 billion to build a high-speed tunnel under the Blue Mountains after being asked by a Greens MP.\n\nIndependent NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham floated the idea on Twitter, asking the Tesla boss and the Australian Mike Cannon-Brookes how much it would cost to build the 50km tunnel.\n\nThe tunnel is proposed to run between Penrith and Lithgow, with the idea cars could be strapped to a device and travel at 500 km per hour.\n\n\n\n
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MPs join crowds in Sydney pill testing rally | Sky News AustraliaLarge crowds have taken to the streets of Sydney calling for New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian to introduce pill testing at festivals following a number of suspected drug overdoses.\n\nGreens leader Richard Di Natale addressed the crowds along with independent MP Kerryn Phelps and Greens MP David Shoebridge, urging the Premier to 'get out of the way' on pill testing.\n\nThe rally comes amid the state's government introduces tough new music festival regulations, which will require events to meet minimum safety standards from March 1.\n\nMs Berejiklian has dismissed public outcry, insisting pill tesing would only encourage drug use.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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