Greens
Greens leader ‘misinformed’ on pharmacy
A prominent pharmacist has written to her local Greens MP criticising the attack on the Pharmacy Guild by its leader and calling for discussion Adele Tahan, proprietor of the Adore …
Guild in ‘backroom deals’, says Greens leader
Senator Richard Di Natale has expressed concern about the way Community Pharmacy Agreements are negotiated During the recent GP18 conference, immediate past chair of the RACGP Expert Committee – Quality …
Could legalising cannabis raise $2 billion a year?
Greens Senator Richard Di Natale has referred to independent costings that show billions in potential income from legalising the drug Greens leader Senator Di Natale has declared that legalising cannabis …
Hunt rejects cannabis proposal
Health minister Greg Hunt has slapped down the Greens’ proposal to legalise recreational cannabis as “dangerous and medically irresponsible” This week Greens leader Richard Di Natale announced the party’s plan …
Call for better pharmacy protection
A Gold Coast pharmacist had to wait nearly 20 minutes for police to arrive after a man attempted to rob his pharmacy of its controlled drugs Amin Javanmard, who owns …
ACT women crossing border for medical termination
The ACT Greens are tabling legislation to improve access to medical abortion in the territory, a move welcomed by the Guild’s ACT branch While abortion has been legal in the …
Pill testing in the community?
The debate about pill testing needs to expand beyond just music festivals, says the ACT’s Greens leader – and community pharmacy could be one place to run such programs And …
Fact Check: Do unemployed Aussies use more illicit drugs?
The Federal Government is at odds with health groups, community organisations and the Opposition, when it comes to claims about unemployed Australians and drug use From the beginning of 2018, …
Cannabis special access restored for terminally ill
Some terminally ill patients will now have faster access to medicinal cannabis following a Greens motion Greens leader Senator Richard Di Natale moved that the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation …
Why pharmacy must support pill testing
Pharmacy needs to get serious about pill checking and other harm minimisation measures, writes Liam Murphy I’m just going to get straight to the point: the pharmacy industry and its …
Why the Greens are right on drug reform
The war on drugs has failed, writes Angelo Pricolo… which is why the Greens’ new approach is so important It is hard to do anything but agree with almost every …
Ley reaffirms July 1 date for Health Care Homes trial
The Health Care Homes voluntary trial has been scheduled for mid-2017 — too soon for United General Practice Australia, the group says. Minister for Health and Aged Care Sussan Ley …