As Australia heads into the summer festival season, concerns associated with high-potency and emerging synthetic substances, such as nitazenes, are high. In an evolving drug market, drug checking is increasingly recognised as an important harm reduction and public health tool, supporting both surveillance and informed decision-making.

This webinar will bring together experts from drug checking services across the country, providing a snapshot of the current landscape of drug checking and alert systems in Australia. Through four short presentations, speakers will explore how and where these services operate, their role in national surveillance and alert systems, trends in the illicit drug market, key insights for the festival season, and what’s on the horizon for harm reduction in Australia.