The suspected MDMA overdoses at a Melbourne music festival, resulting in eight young people being placed in induced comas, have reignited calls for nationwide pill-testing programs. Advocates for harm reduction and social justice, as well as the Australian Lawyers Alliance, are urging state governments to legalize pill-testing in order to prevent similar incidents in the future. The severity of the overdoses at the Hardmission festival underscores the importance of implementing harm reduction measures to keep young people safe. Paramedics described the patients as "really sick," with high temperatures and seizure activity requiring interventions typically reserved for other medical emergencies. Despite offers from organizations like Pill Testing Australia to operate free pilot programs, the Victorian government has stated it has no plans to introduce pill testing. However, other states like the ACT and Queensland have already taken steps towards implementing drug-testing services. The Victorian state coroner has also recommended the introduction of drug testing to reduce preventable drug overdose deaths. The incident at the festival highlights the need for evidence-based approaches to harm reduction and public safety in the context of drug use at events.