Branson backs change

Sir Richard Branson has voiced his support for changing Australia’s drug legislation. As a member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, he said “It’s something I couldn’t agree with more. We’ve just got to get drug policy changed in Australia.”

Branson backs change to policy so that drug addiction is treated as a health problem and not a criminal problem. He hopes that all Australians will get the fair treatment they deserve.

One example of the inadequate services available for drug treatment. It takes half a million steps to walk from Dubbo to Sydney – this is the distance a person in regional New South Wales may have to travel just to reach the treatment they need. As a result, in October 2018, Uniting are launching the Long Walk to Treatment. Together we’re walking step by step from Dubbo to Sydney to create a new path for drug reform and deliver a policy document that brings care closer to home.

Interested in becoming a partnering organisation?

Partners align with Fair Treatment’s two main aims:

Law reform for a primary health-response to personal possession of currently illicit drugs or “decriminalisation” and;
More funding for alcohol and other drug treatment services. For more details, read the Discussion Paper.

If you are interested in becoming a new partnering organisation or for more information fill out the form below and one of the team will contact you as soon as possible.

New South Wales Needs Better Drug Diversion

Too many people in NSW face court instead of support

Strict eligibility rules, a two-strike limit and poor implementation mean many people in NSW miss out on drug diversion. To keep the people we love safe, this needs to change.