‘NIMBYism at its most dangerous’: Life-saving medicine site axed after mayor intervenes
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-09-05 13:00 UTC+10:00
Section: National / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Health, Australia, Drugs
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Snippet:
A plan to install a life-saving medicine dispenser near Melbourne’s safe injecting room has been scrapped after the local mayor claimed it would encourage drug use on the street rather than inside the medically supervised centre.
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