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Shaping the Future: NCETA’s 2025–2028 Strategic Plan
December 2025
Shaping the Future: NCETA’s 2025–2028 Strategic Plan

NCETA’s 2025–2028 Strategic Plan outlines our commitment to partnerships that improve health and wellbeing in the AOD sector

NCETA’s Strategic Plan for 2025 - 2028 is now available, based on many conversations we have had and will continue to have with the alcohol and other drug sector (AOD). We are committed to working in partnership with a range of key stakeholders and other research centres to improve health, safety, wellbeing and related outcomes for people who use drugs and the AOD workforce. Read more on NCETA’s Website.

In this issue

Research focus

Building the evidence base on drug checking services in Australia: Past, present and future

Opinion

Gen Z is redefining Australia’s drinking culture… and that’s a good thing

Conversation

Conversation with… Nicolas Parkhill

Projects

NCYSUR PhD student reflects upon meaning, connection and hope in substance use treatment
Substance Use Research and Evaluation (SURE) Program
NCYSUR Project update- Bilateral Australia–Japan Drug Policy Initiative
Strengthening Australia’s response to our increasingly toxic unregulated drug supply
Are cannabis users more likely to reoffend if they are cautioned or prosecuted?

News

Australian Ketamine Survey
NCETA in the Spotlight
Groundbreaking NHMRC-funded research into drug checking services
NCYSUR NHMRC Fellow comments on agressive medicinal cannabis marketing to youth
NDARC Director wins Senior Scientist Award at APSAD 2025
People who use drugs are increasingly trying to reduce harm
NCYSUR Senior Research Fellow awarded MRFF Alcohol and Other Drugs grant
Highly-competitive national MRFF funding for NDRI-led project
Empowering Workplaces: NCETA’s AOD Training & Support
Teens who start drinking as early as age 12 have much higher risk of alcohol-related harms, new study shows
NCYSUR Research Fellow recognised as outstanding researcher by national academy
‘Spirit’ award recognises outstanding support for researchers
Rise in young women ending up in hospital from GHB overdose, new study shows
‘Science at Shine Dome’ celebrates research community
NCYSUR Emeritus Professor elected life member of APSAD
NDARC wins $1.99 million grant to curb alcohol-related harm in young people
NCYSUR PhD student focuses on medicinal cannabis in European tour
National centres collaborate to share research findings and insights
Substance Use and Informal Cultures of Care Among Queer Communities
2025 NDARC Annual Research Symposium reflections and recordings
Registrations open for ISSDP 2026 in Perth

Publication highlight

Commentary – The cost of poor policy implementation and maintenance: The Northern Territory’s alcohol floor price
Reporting ATOD screening tool use with pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Prescription opioid discontinuation and mortality due to suicide or unintentional overdose
Individual-level harm reduction intervention coverage among people in Australia who inject drugs

Publication list

Publication List