January 2026 In the Northern Territory, Aboriginal people are incarcerated at higher rates and continue to be overrepresented in the criminal justice system. Incarceration rates are higher in the NT than anywhere else in Australia. Aboriginal women are bearing the brunt of this. They are 25 times more likely to be imprisoned than non Aboriginal

May 2024 Families and communities can play an integral role in supporting people with alcohol and other drug use problems, supporting people with treatment retention, meeting treatment goals, and maintaining positive outcomes. But alcohol and other drug treatment typically focuses on the individual, with variable levels of engagement with families and communities. Recently, our Principal

February 2025 Health promotion is about supporting people to improve their health by facilitating autonomy and behaviour change. Fundamental to health promotion is building healthy public policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing personal skills and reorienting health services. Health promotion mass media campaigns aim to provide information to individuals and communities to support

July 2024 If you are a member of the police or defence forces, you have a high chance of being exposed to traumatic events, high stress situations, and long and irregular working hours. Some will use alcohol or other drugs to manage these pressures. There are a few things workplaces can do to reduce the risk and ensure

March 2024 When professional athletes test positive for drugs or use alcohol in risky ways, they aren’t like the rest of us. They risk a complex array of sanctions for a start. Drug use for performance enhancement comes with a two year ban and recreational use of illicit drugs, a three month suspension. And then

August 2024 In 2022, 2,356 people across Australia died from drug overdose, with 79.7% of these deaths being unintentional. Australia’s National Drug Strategy 2017–2026 is designed to take a balanced approach across three pillars: Demand reduction, supply reduction, and harm reduction. But Australia’s expenditure on drug policy tells a different story. Spending on law enforcement dominates Australia’s drug budget, accounting for 64.3% of spending.