Funding for community broadcasting

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $1.4 million annual funding to ensure a 5-year funding commitment for community broadcasting.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and would start from 1 July 2026.

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Justice - a legal cannabis scheme for Australia

Summary of proposal

The proposal would legalise the production and sale of recreational cannabis in Australia through a tightly regulated model and by establishing the Cannabis Australia National Agency (CANA).

The market will exclude any existing tobacco, pharmaceutical or alcohol suppliers and be structured to be primarily based on not-for-profits, small businesses, co-operatives and sole traders.

Households would be permitted to grow up to 6 plants for personal use without needing a licence or paying tax.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Justice - a legal cannabis scheme for Australia

Summary of proposal

The proposal would legalise the production and sale of recreational cannabis in Australia through a tightly regulated model and by establishing the Cannabis Australia National Agency (CANA).

The market will exclude any existing tobacco, pharmaceutical or alcohol suppliers and be structured to be primarily based on not-for-profits, small businesses, co-operatives and sole traders.

Households would be permitted to grow up to 6 plants for personal use without needing a licence or paying tax.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Justice - a legal cannabis scheme for Australia

Summary of proposal

The proposal would legalise the production and sale of recreational cannabis in Australia through a tightly regulated model and by establishing the Cannabis Australia National Agency (CANA).

The market will exclude any existing tobacco, pharmaceutical or alcohol suppliers and be structured to be primarily based on not-for-profits, small businesses, co-operatives and sole traders.

Households would be permitted to grow up to 6 plants for personal use without needing a licence or paying tax.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Justice - a legal cannabis scheme for Australia

Summary of proposal

The proposal would legalise the production and sale of recreational cannabis in Australia through a tightly regulated model and by establishing the Cannabis Australia National Agency (CANA).

The market will exclude any existing tobacco, pharmaceutical or alcohol suppliers and be structured to be primarily based on not-for-profits, small businesses, co-operatives and sole traders.

Households would be permitted to grow up to 6 plants for personal use without needing a licence or paying tax.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Justice - a legal cannabis scheme for Australia

Summary of proposal

The proposal would legalise the production and sale of recreational cannabis in Australia through a tightly regulated model and by establishing the Cannabis Australia National Agency (CANA).

The market will exclude any existing tobacco, pharmaceutical or alcohol suppliers and be structured to be primarily based on not-for-profits, small businesses, co-operatives and sole traders.

Households would be permitted to grow up to 6 plants for personal use without needing a licence or paying tax.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Safe injecting facilities

Summary of proposal

The proposal would establish 11 supervised injecting facilities across Australia, modelled on the North Richmond Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR).

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2026.

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Safe injecting facilities

Summary of proposal

The proposal would establish 11 supervised injecting facilities across Australia, modelled on the North Richmond Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR).

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2026.

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Justice – rebalancing the justice system – $1 million for the National Deaths in Custody Program

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $1 million per year for 4 years to the Australian Institute of Criminology to expand the National Deaths in Custody program. This would be to ensure real-time data collection, including police shootings, and publishing this data on a national dashboard.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2026.

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Justice – rebalancing the justice system – $1 million for the National Deaths in Custody Program

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $1 million per year for 4 years to the Australian Institute of Criminology to expand the National Deaths in Custody program. This would be to ensure real-time data collection, including police shootings, and publishing this data on a national dashboard.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2026.

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