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Pill testing would be introduced to NSW music festivals and police sniffer dogs scrapped from events if a set of draft recommendations is acted upon by the state government following the deaths of six revellers. Angus Thompson reports for Sydney Morning Herald

After leaving a Goulburn Hotel on a Saturday evening, Luke Moore was strip searched by police officers after an initial pat down search found nothing. He is now suing the NSW Police Force over the incident. Paul Gregoire reports for Sydney Criminal Lawyers

International students encounter many challenges when accessing basic services. Annoitte Radford reports for Honi Soit

NSW Police have released a new manual on instructions for conducting a controversial practice that has been slammed by legal experts. Gavin Fernando reports for news.com.au

Members of NSW Police are set to be grilled by the state’s law enforcement watchdog over the strip-searching of a 16-year-old girl at Splendour in the Grass. Angus Thompson reports for the Sydney Morning Herald

NSW Police drew their tasers almost 3000 times in the course of duty over the past five years, according to internal police records, with officers logging a mental-health issue in more than 1000 of these cases. Nigel Gladstone reports for The Sydney Morning Herald

The NSW Police Commissioner has lost a bid to stop an academic report calling for law reform on strip searches from being added to the record of an inquest into music festival deaths. Angus Thompson reports for The Sydney Morning Herald

If you consent when an officer asks whether you agree to a warrantless search of your person or your vehicle, you’re also providing that the search is legal – regardless of whether the officer follows correct protocol or not. Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim report for Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Many young people say the controversial practice leaves them feeling “traumatised” and “embarrassed”. Gavin Fernando reports for news.com.au

University researchers who found police strip searches in NSW have drastically increased are standing behind their figures, saying police attempts to discredit them deflect from the larger legal issue at play. Australian Associated Press