Celia’s Camera
Celia is gently spoken and carries herself with a natural dignity and beauty. She has a lifetime of advocating for others, working in her community to improve conditions and documenting life as an urban Aboriginal. Intelligent, opinionated and creative, she is clearly a natural leader, although her modesty does not allow her to think in those terms. Celia was born and raised on the Block in a loving family, and although she has lived elsewhere from time to time — including giving her children a connection to the bush — she always returns to her community in the Redfern/Waterloo area.
Old School, New School, It’s Still Sisterhood to Me
Chantell’s Story — I was a sex worker in Darlinghurst for many years. The police, treating us all as criminals, pushed us further and further away from the new posh residential developments, but no matter where we worked we kept our identity as a community, supporting each other. We really had each other’s backs then
What are the penalties for possessing different weights of drugs in NSW?
Our handy new table lists the penalties you could get in NSW for possessing different quantities of the most common drugs.
What happens when police stop you on the street and you start shaking? | Shane’s Story
Most of society doesn’t realise this stuff happens. Shane is a peer worker who lives and breathes NUAA’s mission to advance the health, rights and dignity of people who use drugs. Unfortunately, Shane is regularly stopped by police and his healthy fear of police means he can barely breathe around them — which makes him look even more suspicious.
Stigma and discrimination in the justice system
Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre (DAMEC) held focus groups to give a voice to people living in Western Sydney, who are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and who use drugs, around their experience of incarceration.
Strong vote for Legalise Cannabis candidate in Queensland
Post-election Interview with Bernie Bradley, Queensland Legalise Cannabis Party
We Live It Daily: Stories of Discrimination, Stigma, Harassment and Racism
For Aboriginal people in Australia, police harassment is a daily fact of life. For Aboriginal people who use drugs, this is doubly so.
BUSTED: ‘What happens when you get caught with drugs at a festival in NSW?
Uh oh – you’ve been caught with drugs in your possession at a festival in NSW. What happens next depends on a few things…
Busted @ DEFQON.1: Charlee’s Story
“Out the back they had the strip search tents set up, and a female cop waiting for me in one. She told me I had to take all my clothes off, and then said she needed me to squat and cough.”
Your Rights with Cops: Dogs, searches, complaints... and K9 units
Regardless of whether we’ve done something wrong, none of us like dealing the police. When stopped by the police, it can be difficult to know what you should do, which is why it’s important to know what your rights are when dealing with the police
UNDERGROUND, ABOVE & BEYOND: HARM REDUCTION IN THE UNREGULATED DOOF SCENE
Users News sat down with Phill, one of the individuals behind Origins of Entropy, to discuss the role that festival organisers have in reducing harm at their events
ROAD SENSE: ARE YOU FIT TO DRIVE ON THE OTP?
What are the rules around driving in the Opiate Treatment Program (OTP)? Can I drive? ? These FAQs come directly from community consultations and our answers are straight from official sources.