Episode 72: Karma Koala Podcast 279: Presentation @ Sydney University 21 Nov 2025 – Panel: Achieving Drug Law Reform: The Experience in WA and NSW

Apologies for the sound on this one – you may need to turn up your volume

Host

Ben Mostyn

Academic Fellow, LLB (UNSW) MA (South Florida)

Sydney Law School

Mr Mostyn’s primary research interest is global drug policy. His PhD is examining National Archives documents around Australia’s decision to sign the 1988 United Nations drug convention. He is looking at whether global forces and institutional forces caused Australia to sign the convention and further entrench the global War on Drugs. Related to this research, Mr Mostyn is interested in criminalisation, police powers, drug law reform and regulating global drug markets. Mr Mostyn has worked as a Legal Aid solicitor in human rights law, administrative law, and family law. He completed his Masters at the University of South Florida where he researched transnational social movements and the War on Drugs with a focus on South America.

Panelists

Emeritus Professor The Hon Dr Geoff Gallop AC

Former Premier of Western Australia

Global Commission on Drug Policy

 

Dr Alex Wodak AM

President, Former Director of Alcohol and Drug Service

Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation

 

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