Pill Testing

The Hon. AILEEN MacDONALD (14:55:28):

I take note of an answer provided to one of my questions. As members would know, in April the Minister for Youth told an international conference that New South Wales was lagging behind other States on the issue of drug reform. The Minister broke ranks with her Labor colleagues, calling on them to join a nationwide movement to trial pill testing. That comment was different to her answer today, where she did not provide an answer on what action she was taking to implement the policy. There was a sense of urgency in the Minister's call to action in April. When asked today what action she was taking to implement the policy, the Minister referred me to the Premier and a comprehensive drug summit that will occur next year. It would appear that the Minister is now one of Minns' minions.

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