Premier vows to stop music festival Defqon.1 after two deaths

Sydney dance music festival Defqon.1 could be banned in NSW by Premier Gladys Berejiklian who said she was aghast at the deaths of two young people.

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Two young people died and another two were left fighting for their lives after multiple suspected overdoses in Sydney music festival. Source: AAP- defqon1

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has vowed to stop Sydney music festival Defqon.1 after two young people died and another two were left fighting for their lives after multiple suspected overdoses.

Around 700 people were treated, including 18 who were hospitalised, during the event at Castlereagh in southwestern Sydney on Saturday.

"I'm absolutely aghast at what's occurred. I don't want any family to go through the tragedy that some families are waking up to this morning," she said.

More in English  via SBS News.


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