"In an opinion piece circulated to media outlets, Commissioner Barrett argues it is time for a "renewed conversation" about drugs and links to organised crime.
"At its core, we are battling a demand issue — and that is Australia's voracious consumption of illicit drugs," she wrote
"These shootings and violence are often the result of organised crime groups onshore or overseas fighting for dominance and power because of the obscene profits they are making from illicit drugs in Australia."
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