The Latest Breaking News from Pill Testing Australia

Tech giants slammed for censoring party-drug alerts

Automated censorship by social media platforms is hampering efforts to warn of potentially deadly drugs circulating in the community, pill-testers say.

AAP · Apr 5

Queensland government to ban pill testing in move criticised by health advocates

Liberal National party expected to legislate ban this week, putting an end to testing of illicit drugs at festivals

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025

Spilt Milk Will Have Free Pill Testing For The First Time At An Aussie Festival Since 2019

The Spilt Milk music festival will have free pill testing available on site for the first time in Australia since 2019.

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 24, 2023

Australia’s first government-backed pill testing clinic finds 40% of ‘cocaine’ contained no coke

Canberra service examined 58 samples in August with nearly a third of potential users discarding drugs once made aware of what they actually contained

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2022

Australia’s first fixed pill-testing clinic opens in Canberra

Alex Ross-King died of a drug overdose before a festival. Her mum says giving young people access to information can prevent deaths

The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2022

Pill testing really does reduce the risk of harm for drug users

Days out from the event, festival goers for Canberra’s Groovin the Moo festival were told the event would no longer be offering a free drug checking service after Pill Testing Australia, which provides the testing service, had public liability insurance withdrawn, without explanation from insurers.

The Conversation · Apr 27, 2022

Fixed-site pill testing to go ahead despite festival set back

A six-month pill testing trial is set to begin in the coming weeks.

The Canberra Times · Apr 21, 2022

Groovin The Moo, Aus’ Only Fest To Offer Pill Testing, Has Been Forced To Can It This Year

Groovin The Moo festival has decided to pull its free pill-testing service after insurers backed out just days before the event.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 21, 2022

Pill testing cancelled at Groovin' the Moo

Pill Testing Australia informed Groovin' The Moo it could not provide services at the festival on Sunday.

The Canberra Times · Apr 20, 2022

Groovin the Moo cancels pill-testing at Canberra musical festival after insurers pull out

The festival was Australia's first to provide legal pill-testing but organisers say insurers issued onerous demands at the last minute before withdrawing.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2022