Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)Herald-Sun: April 4, 2012, page 30, comments pro and con by Sam Biondo, Peter Ryan, `War on drugs'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/should-we-decriminalise-drugs/story-e6frfhqf-1226317922735
Herald-Sun: April 4, 2012, page 38, editorial, `Keep on saying no'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/keep-on-saying-no/story-fn6bn88w-1226317947720
Herald-Sun: April 4, 2012, page 37, cartoon. (no online link)
Herald-Sun: April 4, 2012, pages 4-5, news items (photos) incl, `Nightclub blitz to smash dealers / Leaders sticking with war / Police vow to shut down drug dens'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/nightclub-blitz-to-smash-drug-dealers/story-fn6bfkm6-1226317985372
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/true-crime-scene/leaders-sticking-with-war-on-drugs-despite-call-for-change/story-fnat7jnn-1226317980486
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/true-crime-scene/police-vow-to-shut-down-drug-dens/story-fnat7jnn-1226317982775
The Australian: April 4, 2012, page 8, news item by Sue Dunlevy, `Gillard rejects Carr call on drugs'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/pm-not-in-favour-of-decriminalisation-of-any-drug-laws/story-fn59niix-1226317997415
The Age: April 4, 2012, page 15, comment by Patrick Vikingsson, `Target crime assets in war on drug gangs'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/target-crime-assets-in-war-on-drug-gangs-20120403-1wanq.html
The Age: April 4, 2012, page 14, editorial, `Let the evidence guide drug policy reform' (with letters on same pThe Age: incl, `Evidence is in car parks, laneways / War enriches criminals').
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/let-the-evidence-guide-drug-policy-reform-20120403-1waok.html
http://www.theage.com.au/national/letters/evidence-is-in-car-parks-laneways-20120403-1wao7.html
The Age: April 4, 2012, page 6, news item by Mark Metherell, `PM rejects call for decriminalisation' (with boxed information on other countries' laws).
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/pm-rejects-call-for-decriminalisation-20120403-1wav8.html
The Age: April 4, 2012, page 6, news item by Julia Medew, `Punishing users doesn't work: experts'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/punishing-users-doesnt-work-experts-20120403-1wayx.html
The Age: April 4, 2012, page 1, comment by John Silvester, `War on drugs an absolute bust'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/war-on-drugs-an-absolute-bust-20120403-1wavc.html
Herald-Sun: April 3, 2012, page 22, editorial, `Drugs fight saves lives'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/drugs-fight-saves-lives/story-fn6bn88w-1226316869670
The Age: April 3, 2012, page 1, news item by Metherell and Jacobsen, `Carr urges drug reform'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/carr-urges-drug-reform-20120402-1w8vg.html
The Australian: April 9, 2012, page 12, comment by Henry Ergas, `Drugs debase life, and prohibition is still the best way to beat them'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/prohibition-still-best-way-to-beat-drugs/story-fn7078da-1226321645863
The Australian: April 28, 2012, page 22, comment by Mike Steketee, `War on drugs has been lost'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/war-on-drugs-has-been-lost/story-e6frg7ax-1226341111622