{
  "id": 4880148,
  "title": "NSW government to resume pill testing at music festivals but rejects calls for wider community rollout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/nsw-government-to-resume-pill-testing-at-music-festivals-but-rejects",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T15:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/02/nsw-government-to-resume-pill-testing-at-music-festivals-but-rejects-calls-for-wider-community-rollout"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The New South Wales government has announced that pill testing will resume at music festivals in the state from October. According to The Guardian Australia, up to 15 music festivals per year will be involved, with NSW Health consulting with the music festival industry and harm reduction organisations.\n\nThe decision does not include a wider rollout of pill testing into the community, despite calls from health and harm reduction groups. The use of sniffer dogs and searches will also continue, a move that some groups argue could lead to riskier drug taking.\n\nThe state government's announcement was made on Wednesday, with NSW Health set to work with the music festival industry and harm reduction organisations on the pill testing program.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "NSW government to resume pill testing at music festivals but rejects calls for wider community rollout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/nsw-government-to-resume-pill-testing-at-music-festivals-but-rejects-4881159",
        "published": "2026-09-01T15:00:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}