'Working class drug': Push to end cannabis prohibition amid unfair laws Cannabis hearing to be held in Newcastle in legalisation push. Newcastle Herald · Mar 27, 2024
'Enormous economic benefits': Political push for Hunter medicinal cannabis NSW 'missing out' on rapid growth in industry 'worth billions'. Newcastle Herald · Nov 26, 2023
Bills to legalise personal cannabis use introduced in three states The Legalise Cannabis Party is poised to introduce bills to decriminalise the drug for adult personal use in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia. The New Daily · Jun 20, 2023
Push for legal personal marijuana use in NSW, Vic, WA The Legalise Cannabis Party is poised to introduce bills to decriminalise the drug for personal use in NSW, Victoria and Western Australian parliaments. AAP · Jun 19, 2023
Celebrations are underway to mark the 50th anniversary of 1973 counter-culture Nimbin Aquarius festival It is 50 years since the first Aquarius festival was held in Nimbin, but the counter-culture event has left a lasting legacy that is still being celebrated. ABC News · May 12, 2023
NSW Premier Chris Minns backtracks on cannabis reform, stops short of ruling it out Chris Minns refuses to rule out cannabis reform, but says he doesn't currently have a "mandate" to make "policy change". ABC News · Apr 20, 2023
NSW upper house results revealed after weeks of counting following election The makeup of the NSW upper house is finalised almost a month after Chris Minns swept to power at the NSW state election. ABC News · Apr 19, 2023
Casino for Nobbys, highway over lake, nuclear for Port Stephens Secret government plans for the Hunter revealed on April 1. Newcastle Herald · Mar 31, 2023
NSW election results pave way for Mark Latham to re-enter NSW upper house The former federal Labor leader returned to elected office at the 2019 NSW election, but resigned from the Legislative Council earlier this month, in the middle of his eight-year term in a bid to strengthen One Nation's presence in the chamber. ABC News · Mar 27, 2023