Enforcing adult chaperones of teens at Splendour in the Grass actually undermines public health
- Written by Alison Hutton, Professor, University of Newcastle

On Monday night, Splendour in the Grass, an annual three-day music festival in Byron, New South Wales, posted to social media the news that all patrons under the age of 18 “must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times whilst at the event.”
The festival is due to begin on July 22. Prior to this new...