Overview

• The Loop Australia planned to resume the CheQpoint service at Bowen Hills next Friday, operating four hours each Friday with philanthropic backing from Tanya Nelson‑Carnegie’s Vasudhara Foundation until April 2026.
• The government has asked the provider not to reopen and says it will take whatever action is necessary to shut any privately funded pill testing site.
• Two Queensland drug checking clinics at Bowen Hills and Burleigh Heads closed in April after the Crisafulli government declined to renew funding.
• Recent data show 310 unintentional overdose deaths in Queensland in 2023 compared with 274 road deaths, and 1,184 public hospital admissions for illicit drug poisoning in 2024–25.
• Police described drug checking as helping keep the community safe, while medical and opposition voices argue testing reduces overdoses and prevents deaths.