NSW government to resume pill testing at music festivals but rejects calls for wider community rollout
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NSW government to resume pill testing at music festivals but rejects calls for wider community rollout

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The GuardianSeptember 1, 2026View Source

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Regjeringen i New South Wales skal starte opp igjen med testing av piller på musikkfestivaler fra oktober.

The government in New South Wales will start up again with pill testing at music festivals from October.

Regjeringen→governmentskal→shallstarte→startopp→upigjen→againmed→withav→ofpiller→pillspå→atmusikkfestivaler→music festivalsfra→fromoktober→October
Dette tiltaket vil skje på opptil femten festivaler hvert år for å øke sikkerheten.

This measure will take place at up to fifteen festivals each year to increase safety.

Dette→thistiltaket→measurevil→willskje→happenpå→atopptil→up tofemten→fifteenfestivaler→festivalshvert→eachår→yearå→toøke→increasesikkerheten→safety
Helsegrupper har bedt om at testingen også skal gjelde for resten av samfunnet.

Health groups have asked that the testing should also apply to the rest of the community.

Helsegrupper→health groupshar→havebedt→askedom→aboutat→thattestingen→testingogså→alsoskal→shallgjelde→applyresten→restav→ofsamfunnet→community
Men staten sa nei til en bredere utrulling i hele befolkningen.

But the state said no to a wider rollout in the entire population.

Men→butstaten→statesa→saidnei→notil→toen→abredere→widerutrulling→rollouti→inhele→entirebefolkningen→population
Bruken av narkotikahunder og kroppsvisiteringer vil fortsette som før på disse festivalene.

The use of drug dogs and body searches will continue as before at these festivals.

Bruken→useav→ofnarkotikahunder→drug dogsog→andkroppsvisiteringer→body searchesvil→willfortsette→continuesom→asfør→beforepå→atdisse→thesefestivalene→festivals
Mange eksperter mener at hunder kan føre til at folk tar narkotika raskere.

Many experts believe that dogs can lead to people taking drugs faster.

Mange→manyeksperter→expertsmener→believeat→thathunder→dogskan→canføre→leadtil→toat→thatfolk→peopletar→takenarkotika→drugsraskere→faster
Dette gjøres ofte for å unngå å bli tatt av politiet under søk.

This is often done to avoid being caught by the police during searches.

Dette→thisgjøres→is doneofte→oftenå→tounngå→avoidå→tobli→betatt→caughtav→bypolitiet→policeunder→duringsøk→searches
NSW Health skal nå samarbeide med musikkbransjen for å planlegge ordningen.

NSW Health will now cooperate with the music industry to plan the scheme.

skal→shallnå→nowsamarbeide→cooperatemed→withmusikkbransjen→music industryå→toplanlegge→planordningen→scheme
Målet med pillesting er å redusere skader og advare mot farlige stoffer.

The goal of pill testing is to reduce harm and warn against dangerous substances.

Målet→goalmed→withpillesting→pill testinger→iså→toredusere→reduceskader→harmog→andadvare→warnmot→againstfarlige→dangerousstoffer→substances
Selv om det er uenighet, ser mange på dette som et viktig steg for folkehelsen.

Even though there is disagreement, many see this as an important step for public health.

Selv om→even thoughdet→iter→isuenighet→disagreementser→seemange→manypå→atdette→thissom→aset→aviktig→importantsteg→stepfolkehelsen→public health
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tiltaket
the measure
"Regjeringen mener dette tiltaket vil hjelpe mange."
samfunnet
the community/society
"Vi må jobbe sammen for samfunnet vårt."
fortsette
continue
"De vil fortsette arbeidet sitt i morgen."
unngå
avoid
"Det er best å unngå farlige situasjoner."
samarbeide
cooperate
"Alle landene må samarbeide om klimaet."
uenighet
disagreement
"Det er stor uenighet om den nye loven."
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