Liberal MP Andrew Hastie is using new figures showing rising methylamphetamine consumption to push the federal government's welfare recipient drug testing trial.
The fourth report of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program released on Thursday shows meth is increasingly Australia's narcotic of choice, and Mr Hastie urges Labor and crossbench senators to "get out of the way" so the trial can pass through parliament.
"We need to take action," Mr Hastie told reporters in Mandurah, which is in his Canning electorate and has been selected as one of the trial sites.
"People who are addicted to drugs need our assistance, and one of the greatest barriers to long-term employment is drug addiction."
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