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Inquiry into the Illegal Tobacco Crisis in Australia
HRA and HRA’s Tobacco Harm Reduction Adviser, Dr Alex Wodak have taken the opportunity to make submissions to the current Federal Government Inquiry into the Illegal Tobacco Crisis in Australia with both submissions linked below… Federal Inquiry into the Illegal Tobacco Crisis in Australia – HRA Submission 20032026Download Illegal tobacco crisis in Australia_Inquiry Submission_Dr Alex Wodak_Download […]
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HRA Submission to DAP Program Logic & KPIs
HRA took the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft Drug and Alcohol Program (DAP) Program Logic and KPIs, which will inform the development of the new Grant Opportunity Guidelines (GOGs) for the Commonwealth Department of Health, Disability & Ageing. We are particularly concerned about the absence of harm reduction as a core pillar within the draft Program Logic, despite its…
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HRA 2025 AOD Data Report
Following the successful inaugural report early last year, we are back with another comprehensive overview of the key national data sources on alcohol & other drugs (AOD) and harm reduction. This report brings together key data from the routine data monitoring systems and national surveys on AOD issues. Until last year, those with an interest in this type of data…
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WA’s New Illicit Tobacco & Vape Laws: Tougher Isn’t Better…
A Harm Reduction Perspective… Western Australia has recently moved to introduce some of the harshest penalties in the country for illicit tobacco and vaping offences. This blog explores this concerning development from a harm reduction perspective and why residents of WA, and frankly all Australians, should be concerned about the increasing creep of the criminal law into people’s lives… HRA…
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Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago. It’s happening again…
Organised crime has a long history in Australia. For more than a century, criminal groups have accumulated vast fortunes, committed countless acts of intimidation and coercion and, at times, extreme and spectacular violence. But, as James Martin (HRA Tobacco Harm Reduction Adviser & Deakin Uni Criminologist) and Ed Jegasothy (Senior Lecturer, Sydney Uni) highlight in their new piece in The…
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Calls to Expand THN Program…
Great piece in Pharmacy Daily today with comments from HRA Board member, Dr Chris Alderman to support the launch of our new Take-Home Naloxone Policy Brief. Read the piece here… https://www.pharmacydaily.com.au/news/calls-to-expand-thn-program/118673 […]
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Take-Home Naloxone Policy Brief
Take-Home, Take Action: Improving Naloxone Uptake in Australia. Naloxone is a safe and effective drug that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. While a National Take-Home Naloxone (THN) Program has been established, the distribution of THN remains suboptimal across Australia. HRA’s new Take-Home Naloxone Policy Brief outlines the current state of play and makes the case for expanding access…
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Safe Injecting Rooms Save Lives…
Why are Councils turning their backs on them? Read our opinion piece by Greg Denham, HRA Board member published by Sydney Criminal Lawyers to support the launch of our new Drug Consumption Rooms Policy Brief today. Read here… https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/supervised-injecting-rooms-save-lives-why-are-councils-turning-their-backs-on-them/ […]
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Drug Consumption Rooms Policy Brief
Despite the evidence supporting drug consumption rooms (DCRs) as effective public health interventions, currently only two such facilities are permitted by government to operate nationally – leaving many high-need communities underserved. HRA’s new Drug Consumption Rooms Policy Brief outlines the current state of play and makes the case for expanding access to DCRs in Australia. […]
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“We’re Very Sorry”…
Formal apology letter to the 1.3 billion people who smoke cigarettes globally from the public health community… If you are interested in tobacco harm reduction check out this powerful open apology letter published on Substack by Dr Mark Tyndall (MD ScD FRCPC) that sets out why he was moved to issue a public apology to tobacco smokers globally on behalf…
