Our submission to the senate parliamentary inquiry into the legalising cannabis bill 2023 can be DOWNLOADED HERE.
Communities are safe, healthy and empowered to manage substance use, including pharmaceuticals and alcohol.
To support cost-effective approaches that maximise community health and safety in relation to drugs.
Frank and fiercely independent, we connect lived experience with research to improve the management of drugs through community engagement and knowledge sharing.
Penington Institute champions an open, rational, and compassionate approach to building and sharing knowledge to reduce drug-related harm.
Penington Institute’s namesake and patron, Emeritus Professor David Penington AC, passed away on 6 January 2023.
Professor Penington was one of Australia’s leading public intellectuals and health experts. He courageously advocated for sensible policy in his roles as former chair of the National AIDS Task Force, the Victorian Premier’s Drug Advisory Council, and the Victorian Government’s Drug Policy Expert Committee.
His great legacy includes making Australia a world leader in HIV/AIDS public health strategy. Professor Penington was also pivotal in advancing rational debate on drug-related issues, changing community attitudes to alcohol and illicit drug problems. Penington Institute will continue this important work to reduce harm.
Professor Penington’s other leadership roles included Professor of Medicine, Dean of Medicine and Vice Chancellor at the University of Melbourne; chairman of Cochlear Ltd, Bio21 Australia Ltd, the Bio21 Institute, and Bionic Vision Australia; and president of Museum Victoria.
John Ryan, CEO of Penington Institute said: “David’s outstanding leadership in HIV/AIDS saved thousands of Australian lives, an approach emulated internationally.
“He changed for the better the way governments and the Australian community understand and manage drug use issues.
“He was courageous, generous and always concerned for the most vulnerable.
“It was my great privilege to learn from him, to be guided by his unmatched intellect and to have enjoyed his support, both personally and professionally.”
Penington Institute extends the deepest condolences to Professor Penington’s wife Sonay and extended family at this difficult time.
We push for an effective regulatory framework for cannabis defined by public health goals, with priority placed on targeted prevention, education, and treatment.
Penington Institute is the global coordinator of International Overdose Awareness Day, the most visible of our initiatives tackling the overdose crisis.
In this article, reporter for The Age Jewel Topsfield writes about the inaugural David Penington Oration which was hosted by Penington Institute yesterday at Parliament House in Melbourne. She spoke with the event Orator Mr Mick Palmer AO APM, former Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, about his views on cannabis law
On 15 November 2023, Penington Institute held the inaugural David Penington Oration in honour of our namesake and patron. Professor David Penington AC, who passed away earlier this year, was a stalwart of public health who championed rational, compassionate drug policies. The Oration was held to commemorate Professor Penington’s life
Penington Institute is delighted to invite you to the third webinar in our Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future series: Production and supply regulations in a legal cannabis market. In this webinar, we are going to explore the issues of cannabis production and supply in regulated markets; how regulatory frameworks
In this article, reporter for The Age Jewel Topsfield writes about the inaugural David Penington Oration which was hosted by Penington Institute yesterday at Parliament House in Melbourne. She spoke with the event Orator Mr Mick Palmer AO APM, former Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, about his views on cannabis law
On 15 November 2023, Penington Institute held the inaugural David Penington Oration in honour of our namesake and patron. Professor David Penington AC, who passed away earlier this year, was a stalwart of public health who championed rational, compassionate drug policies. The Oration was held to commemorate Professor Penington’s life
Penington Institute is delighted to invite you to the third webinar in our Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future series: Production and supply regulations in a legal cannabis market. In this webinar, we are going to explore the issues of cannabis production and supply in regulated markets; how regulatory frameworks
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health and safety related to alcohol and other drugs.
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