June 2018 is shaping up to be one of Australia21’s busiest months on record! We’ll be taking a good hard look at inequality in Australia, launching a groundbreaking Australia21/FearLess report […]

In the late 1990s, the increasing use of heroin landed Portugal with a drug-related public health emergency, so the government established an expert advisory board to work out what to […]

Australian politicians have again failed the community by refusing to confront the existential risk of climate change — the immediate threat to our world and our very existence. While the […]

Australia’s first legal pill testing has been hailed as a success by the ACT government, the chief health officer, the chief police officer, paramedics and drug reform advocates. But is […]

The Greens want to legalise and regulate cannabis for Australians over the age of 18, claiming that taking it out of the hands of criminals will make our society safer. The […]

Australia21 Director Deborah Rice asks the question of our times: do today’s young people have the ability the manage the mess they are about to inherit? What is going on? […]

The number of teenagers & young adults being arrested or hospitalised due to drug use continues to rise. Time to get Smarter About Drugs by talking openly!

Young people are faced with more uncertainties than ever before – and work, and how it will fit into their lives, is one of the big unknowns.

Young people are faced with more uncertainties than ever before – and work, and how it will fit into their lives, is one of the big unknowns.

In an Australian first, a new teaching resource gives school students the tools for informed discussion and evidence-based analysis of drug policies.

There is perhaps no greater anguish than that of a parent whose child suffers and dies while governments ignore evidence that could save their lives.

Populist agendas do not make for effective health policy: The SA Opposition should promise better drug education instead of sniffer dogs in schools.

Science communicator & entrepreneur Andy Barley is appointed as Honorary Youth Adviser, to steer Australia21’s Board on youth engagement with public policy.

A Melbourne secondary school has confirmed it will be the first to use the Smarter About Drugs Conversation Pack, to engage its students in open and informed discussions about illicit drugs […]

Aah-Young Choi is one of Australia21’s youngest members, currently completing Year 12 at a high school in Sydney. Aah-Young has recently joined the YoungA21 Committee and reflects on this experience, […]

The modern world of work is both an exciting and uncertain place for young people. Young Australians today face a world of work completely different from the past. Debate about […]

Smarter about Drugs: A Conversation Pack is a resource designed to help educators facilitate critical and informed discussions among students about drug and alcohol issues. It aims to create awareness […]

When even police and prison officers are calling for drug law reform, you know it’s time for our politicians to support change. Burying their heads in the sand will only […]