Queensland Becomes First Australian State to Roll out Pill Testing

A pill testing machine is seen during a briefing with medical practitioners responsible for the recent pill testing trial in the ACT, explains the logistics of a pill testing medical service for music festivals at the Ted Noffs Foundation in Randwick, Sydney, Jan. 22, 2019. AAP Image/Jeremy Piper

Queensland will become the first Australian state to roll out pill-testing sites in an attempt to curb the harmful effects of illicit drugs.

The move will shift the country more in line with global standards on harm minimisation, one advocate says.