Why running the sniffer dog gauntlet at festivals could be over
By The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
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Drugs and music festivals have gone hand-in-hand for decades. In recent years – especially since a string of overdoses – authorities have employed various strategies to try to curb drug use and avoid tragedies from occurring at festivals around the country. Depending on where festivals are held, music lovers have been subjected to various degrees of intervention – from having to run the gauntlet of sniffer dogs to intrusive strip searches. That is now changing. Today, culture reporter Kayla Olaya discusses the 3000 people who sued NSW Police last year over the legality of strip searches, plus we look at recent changes to the policing of drug use at large, live music events. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
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