The Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) is the Australian national peak organisation representing the state and territory peer-based drug user organisations and issues of national relevance for people with lived experience of drug use. AIVL’s purpose is to advance the health of people who use/have used illicit drugs.
Read MoreCheck out our latest newsletter, 'The Substance - December 2020 Edition
Now available on our website - http://aivl.org.au/resource/the-substance-newsletter/
Women speak out against controversial religious Sydney drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre the Healing House https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-16/inside-controversial-drug-alcohol-rehab-centre-healing-house/12952436?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=twitter&utm_campaign=abc_news_web
2020 is ending and you're feeling burnout. Here's what to do https://www.abc.net.au/life/what-to-do-if-you-re-feeling-burnout-as-2020-ends/100002964?utm_source=abc_life&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=twitter&utm_campaign=abc_life
New Zealand offers travel bubble with Australia if coronavirus cases stay low https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-14/new-zealand-cabinet-agrees-to-trans-tasman-bubble-with-australia/12981258?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=twitter&utm_campaign=abc_news_web
The ACT could decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs next year — but what does that mean for users? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-15/act-law-drugs-decriminalise-heroin-ice-mdma/12982192?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=twitter&utm_campaign=abc_news_web
#FederalBudget hole to hit $442b, but report suggests increasing spending on welfare, GST relief and income tax cuts https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-14/myefo-federal-budget-deficit-covid19-spending-tax-cuts/12976346?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=twitter&utm_campaign=abc_news_web
Bill to #decriminalise small amounts of MDMA, heroin, ice and other #drugs to be introduced in ACT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-14/canberra-bill-to-decriminalise-drugs-heroin-meth-mdma/12980358?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=twitter&utm_campaign=abc_news_web
ACT push to decriminalise heroin, ice and MDMA possession https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7051392/act-push-to-decriminalise-heroin-ice-and-mdma-possession/ via @canberratimes
Australia’s Minister for Health @GregHuntMP in a statement said that the PBS listing of Dovato would benefit around 28,000 PLHIV in the country #DOVATO #health #HIV #MEDICATION #PBS #Pharmaceuticalbenifitscheme #WorldAIDSDay
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/pbs-access-to-hiv-medication-dovato-expanded/198907
