The evolution of Australian cannabis policies, 1967 to 2024
Abstract Aim To describe the outcomes of cannabis policy debates in Australia from 1967 to 2024. Methods We searched popular media, public reports, parliamentary inquiries and policy documents on cannabis in Australia since the 1960s and examined peer reviewed papers, national survey data and police records of cannabis‐related arrests.
Wayne D. Hall +3 more
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Somebody's going to emergency, somebody's going to jail: pre-booking diversion and officer discretion. [PDF]
McLean K +3 more
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Abstract Livestock often serves as self‐insurance against health shocks for rural households in developing countries. However, little is known about how public health insurance affects livestock production decisions. This paper fills the gap by examining the impact of China's New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) on household‐level livestock ...
Ran Li
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Coping strategies and post traumatic stress injury symptoms differ between tactical and frontline police officers: implications for health and public safety. [PDF]
Fahim P +3 more
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Terendak Military Cemetery: Bodies, Burials, and ‘Operation Bring Them Home'
Terendak Military Cemetery occupies an unusual position in the history of Australian war cemeteries. Initially established to service the needs of the community at Terendak Garrison—the operational base for Commonwealth forces in Malaya during the early years of the Cold War—it became the official overseas burial site of Australian dead during the ...
Hannah Swaine, Kate Ariotti
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The Portuguese police experience with drug decriminalisation. [PDF]
Moniz M +3 more
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Spectacle and Spy Stories: The 1954 Royal Commission on Espionage
ABSTRACT The Menzies government's 1954 royal commission, established to investigate Soviet espionage in Australia, is well known as the backdrop to the Labor Party split. It saw opposition leader H.V. Evatt's demise and ushered in an almost 20‐year period of Liberal Party governance.
Ebony Nilsson
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Building a behavioral health crisis response program: a qualitative implementation case study. [PDF]
Pattabhiraman T +5 more
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Australian Royal Commissions Into Child Welfare, Abuse and Protection
ABSTRACT Both nationally and internationally, the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (RCIRCSA) is widely viewed as a remarkably successful public inquiry. Unlike many other commissions, it was stable, attracted little controversy, was highly regarded, and led to extensive legal, regulatory and policy reform ...
Shurlee Swain, Katie Wright
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"They Align Themselves With Us, Whereas I'm Aligned With the Patient": A Multi-Site Qualitative Study of Resident Physicians' Experiences With Law Enforcement in the Emergency Department. [PDF]
Suh M +7 more
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