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Opinion: Australia’s Leap into the Medicinal Cannabis Age: A Cautionary Tale in Progress

Opinion: Australia’s Leap into the Medicinal Cannabis Age: A Cautionary Tale in Progress

by Maree Boyd | Aug 26, 2025 | Content by TDDA

By Glenn Dobson, CEO of The Drug Detection Agency Australia stands at a crossroads.  The medicinal cannabis revolution, once “sold” as a tightly controlled therapeutic option, has exploded into a booming, loosely regulated industry.  The Herald Sun has sounded the...
A recent FWC finding has confirmed why process, policy and education matter more than ever

A recent FWC finding has confirmed why process, policy and education matter more than ever

by Maree Boyd | Jul 14, 2025 | Content by TDDA

By Glenn Dobson, CEO, The Drug Detection Agency Group A recent unfair dismissal case before the Fair Work Commission has brought workplace drug testing policies back into the spotlight. A security guard was terminated after testing positive for methylamphetamine and...
Opinion: Workplace Drug Testing Is About Safety – Not Stigma

Opinion: Workplace Drug Testing Is About Safety – Not Stigma

by Maree Boyd | Jul 2, 2025 | Content by TDDA

By Glenn Dobson, CEO of The Drug Detection Agency The recent call by Legalise Cannabis Victoria to reform workplace drug testing laws (Cannabiz, July 2025) raises an important public discussion – but we must not lose sight of the core issue. Workplace drug testing...
Opinion: Penington Institute reports that a “Boeing 737 full of Aussies dying of overdoses every month”

Opinion: Penington Institute reports that a “Boeing 737 full of Aussies dying of overdoses every month”

by Maree Boyd | Jul 2, 2025 | Content by TDDA

By Glenn Dobson, CEO of The Drug Detection Agency That headline isn’t clickbait, it’s a brutal, sobering truth. According to the Penington Institute’s 2023 overdose report, 2,272 Australians lost their lives to drug overdose last year, the equivalent of a Boeing 737...

Opinion Piece: Fairness, Safety, and Independence in Workplace Drug Testing – Lessons from Queensland Rail and the Fair Work Commission

by Maree Boyd | May 30, 2025 | Content by TDDA

By Glenn Dobson, CEO of The Drug Detection Agency Recent decisions from the Fair Work Commission (FWC) involving Queensland Rail (QR) reinforce the critical importance of workplace drug and alcohol testing in safety-sensitive industries. However, they also expose the...
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