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20 January, 2021

Worth the fight: Religious ...

Posted by · January 20, 2021 11:16 AM

With 60% of Australians saying we’re bette...

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13 January, 2021

Will 2021 be the year we em...

Posted by · January 13, 2021 12:11 PM

Australia is experiencing a sea change in awareness about the need for mor...

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18 December, 2020

Thank you for what you've d...

Posted by · December 18, 2020 7:22 PM

This year has tested us all. But we’re ending 2020 on a high note thanks t...

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14 December, 2020

NSW set to debate voluntary...

Posted by · December 14, 2020 11:51 AM

NSW could become the final Australian state to consider a voluntary assist...

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04 December, 2020

Emphatic support for Tassie...

Posted by · December 04, 2020 5:43 PM

Tasmania has again made history with the House of Assembly voting 17 to se...

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06 November, 2020

Belinda Teh nominated for W...

Posted by · November 06, 2020 11:20 AM

Belinda Teh, the face of Western Australia’s campaign for voluntary assist...

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02 November, 2020

QLD to see VAD bill by mid-...

Posted by · November 02, 2020 5:43 PM

Queensland will see a bill to legalise voluntary assisted dying by mid-yea...

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02 November, 2020

Andrew Denton nominated for...

Posted by · November 02, 2020 1:32 PM

Andrew Denton, Go Gentle Australia’s founding director, has been nominated...

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30 October, 2020

South Australian MPs vow to...

Posted by · October 30, 2020 3:28 PM

A group of South Australian MPs has committed to introduce a voluntary ass...

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30 October, 2020

NZ votes YES to compassion ...

Posted by · October 30, 2020 1:01 PM

Voters in New Zealand have overwhelmingly supported the right of an eligib...

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20 October, 2020

VAD advocate nominated for ...

Posted by · October 20, 2020 3:13 PM

Veteran of the voluntary assisted dying movement, Dr Rodney Syme AM, has b...

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14 October, 2020

A Christian Response to 'No...

Posted by · October 14, 2020 10:01 AM

I must admit I am baffled that the Catholic Leader News, quoting the Salva...

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24 September, 2020

Family responds to 'baseles...

Posted by · September 24, 2020 6:00 PM

The family of an elderly Victorian woman who chose to end her life through...

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21 September, 2020

The religious right’s campa...

Posted by · September 21, 2020 10:10 AM

In the leadup to the euthanasia referendum in New Zealand, an array of con...

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02 September, 2020

Victoria's VAD law operatin...

Posted by · September 02, 2020 3:21 PM

124 terminally ill Victorians ended their lives through voluntary assisted...

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01 September, 2020

Gaffney tables Tasmanian VA...

Posted by · September 01, 2020 3:17 PM

Independent MLC Mike Gaffney has tabled the End of Life Choice (Voluntary ...

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14 August, 2020

Why there will always be a ...

Posted by · August 14, 2020 3:34 PM

The number one misleading argument against Voluntary A...

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10 August, 2020

Beware the scare campaign a...

Posted by · August 10, 2020 2:28 PM

Those who oppose voluntary assisted dying ignore the wealth of evidence th...

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31 July, 2020

NT seniors back assisted dy...

Posted by · July 31, 2020 11:12 AM

Northern Territory seniors have called on federal and territory politician...

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29 July, 2020

5 key reasons why assisted ...

Posted by · July 29, 2020 1:23 PM

All reliable evidence shows voluntary assisted dying laws are safe and wor...

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22 July, 2020

Lesson in the Art of Butter...

Posted by · July 22, 2020 2:40 PM

An online event showcases the story of Alida Lancee, the West Australian d...

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16 July, 2020

Let's Talk About Death - su...

Posted by · July 16, 2020 12:00 PM

We asked you whether you thought talking about death was hard, and what to...

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15 July, 2020

Draft assisted dying Bill '...

Posted by · July 15, 2020 2:58 PM

Tasmania's End-of-Life Choices Bill 2020 is on track to be tabled in parli...

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15 July, 2020

New Zealand assisted dying ...

Posted by · July 15, 2020 10:57 AM

A book about the voluntary assisted dying referendum in New Zealand is gai...

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01 July, 2020

Legalising VAD respects all...

Posted by · July 01, 2020 11:26 AM

Law researcher Andrew McGee argues that legalising assisted dying is the b...

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22 June, 2020

Farewell Colin Clarke

Posted by · June 22, 2020 12:19 PM

We lost a remarkable man last week. Colin Clarke, an emergency doctor for ...

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18 June, 2020

Victoria's VAD laws: unfini...

Posted by · June 18, 2020 11:25 AM

The first anniversary of the operation of Victoria’s landmark Voluntary As...

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02 June, 2020

VAD plans upended by Covid-19

Posted by · June 02, 2020 10:34 AM

When the pain got too much, Janet Cohen planned to travel to Switzerland w...

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Media Release
21 May, 2020

QLD defers VAD decision

Posted by · May 21, 2020 5:10 PM

The heartbreaking postponement means voters must send Queensland politicia...

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14 May, 2020

WA VAD laws on track

Posted by · May 14, 2020 1:13 PM

Expert panel says Covid-19 has not disrupted WA scheme's mid-2021 start da...

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12 May, 2020

Trust dying New Zealanders ...

Posted by · May 12, 2020 8:08 PM

PhD candidate Jess Young interviewed dying New Zealanders and found they a...

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Media Release
15 April, 2020

Our origin story

Posted by · April 15, 2020 1:58 PM

Have you ever wondered where it all started with Go Gentle Australia?

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31 March, 2020

QLD report reflects majorit...

Posted by · March 31, 2020 3:52 PM

Go Gentle Australia welcomes a report that recommends Queensland introduce...

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24 March, 2020

Covid-19: Time for a Virtua...

Posted by · March 24, 2020 3:09 PM

In a time of crisis, staying connected with family and friends is more imp...

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24 March, 2020

Tasmania pushing ahead with...

Posted by · March 24, 2020 1:05 PM

Independent Tasmanian MLC Mike Gaffney will push ahead with the introducti...

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20 March, 2020

Covid-19: Stay safe, stay c...

Posted by · March 20, 2020 2:18 PM

Due to the coronavirus emergency, Go Gentle Australia will be doing things...

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17 March, 2020

VALE Rhonda Taylor

Posted by · March 17, 2020 7:10 PM

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death...

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06 March, 2020

'It gave us a sense of peace'

Posted by · March 06, 2020 10:50 AM

"She was going to die in pain or she could use voluntary assisted dying to...

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06 March, 2020

Dr Cameron McLaren on why h...

Posted by · March 06, 2020 10:18 AM

The Victorian doctor explains why he helps people access assisted dying la...

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05 March, 2020

What doctors and patients t...

Posted by · March 05, 2020 5:52 PM

It has been said that personal stories are Kryptonite to those who deny su...

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21 February, 2020

Without more detail, it is ...

Posted by · February 21, 2020 10:18 AM

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board has this week published a report...

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19 February, 2020

A balance between complianc...

Posted by · February 19, 2020 2:52 PM

Go Gentle Australia welcomes the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board’s s...

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17 February, 2020

2019: A landmark year for e...

Posted by · February 17, 2020 4:35 PM

2019 was a watershed year for Go Gentle Australia and for better con...

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12 February, 2020

Tasmania's draft VAD bill r...

Posted by · February 12, 2020 11:40 AM

Tasmania's draft Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill has been released for publi...

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04 February, 2020

8 reasons why all states mu...

Posted by · February 04, 2020 1:48 PM

An overwhelming majority of Australians – nearly 90%

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21 January, 2020

Assisted Dying in Australia...

Posted by · January 21, 2020 2:50 PM

With three more Australian states looking to follow the lead of Victoria a...

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11 December, 2019

Assisted dying law: Western...

Posted by · December 11, 2019 10:42 AM

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 has cleared its final hurdle in Wes...

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10 December, 2019

WA makes history with Volun...

Posted by · December 10, 2019 9:01 PM

After a historic level of parliamentary scrutiny...

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05 December, 2019

WA VAD Bill passes Upper House

Posted by · December 05, 2019 7:39 PM

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 has passed through the Western Aust...

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05 December, 2019

WA's VAD Bill clears anoth...

Posted by · December 05, 2019 9:58 AM

Promising news from Western Australia, as the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bil...

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Media Release
20 November, 2019

More than 7K sign petition ...

Posted by · November 20, 2019 2:30 PM

A petition signed by 7,460 Western Australians to legalise voluntary assis...

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16 November, 2019

Belinda’s Brave Walk donate...

Posted by · November 16, 2019 7:47 PM

Palliative care patients in Kalgoorlie will benefit from a pressure care m...

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Media Release
15 November, 2019

NZ sends VAD to referendum

Posted by · November 15, 2019 4:23 PM

New Zealand is to become the first country in the world to put the issue o...

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13 November, 2019

Doctors support assisted dying

Posted by · November 13, 2019 5:06 PM

168 doctors have signed an open letter to WA MPs explai...

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01 November, 2019

Urgent action needed as VAD...

Posted by · November 01, 2019 4:49 PM

Supporters of more compassionate end-of-life choices are urged to write to...

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Media Release
30 October, 2019

Alzheimer's WA backs VAD Bill

Posted by · October 30, 2019 11:36 AM

Western Australia’s peak dementia-support organisation, Alzheimer’s WA, ha...

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23 October, 2019

WA neurologists implore MPs...

Posted by · October 23, 2019 4:29 PM

WA’s top neurologists have implored MPs to pass volunt...

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Media Release
16 October, 2019

VAD a potential vote changer

Posted by · October 16, 2019 5:57 PM

One in two West Australian voters say they would penalise at the ballot bo...

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Media Release
25 September, 2019

VAD Bill passes WA's lower ...

Posted by · September 25, 2019 1:19 PM

The WA Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 has passed without amendment thr...

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25 September, 2019

Maine becomes the 9th US St...

Posted by · September 25, 2019 1:00 PM

An eleventh-hour bid to veto Maine's aid-in-dying law has failed, allowing...

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17 September, 2019

Palliative Care Australia c...

Posted by · September 17, 2019 1:06 PM

Australia’s peak palliative care body wants its neutrality on euthan...

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16 September, 2019

Perth's Rally for Choice a ...

Posted by · September 16, 2019 1:04 PM

The Rally For Choice on the steps of Parliament House was...

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16 September, 2019

WA Primary Health Alliance ...

Posted by · September 16, 2019 12:37 PM

The WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA) has endorsed a safe and compassiona...

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13 September, 2019

A doctor's right to free sp...

Posted by · September 13, 2019 12:00 AM

Last month Dr Alida Lancee was cautioned by the Medical Board of Australia...

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05 September, 2019

New documentary exposes Can...

Posted by · September 05, 2019 10:15 AM

A new documentary released to Western Australian MPs has exposed the cover...

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06 August, 2019

Belinda arrives at Parliame...

Posted by · August 06, 2019 11:59 AM

Seventy days, 3,500 kms, four pairs of shoes and thousands of signatures l...

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04 August, 2019

Bendigo woman becomes first...

Posted by · August 04, 2019 10:20 AM

The daughters of the first Victorian to use the state's Voluntary Assisted...

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26 July, 2019

Walk with Belinda to Parlia...

Posted by · July 26, 2019 11:46 AM

After 70 days and 3,500 kms, Belinda Teh is hoping the final leg of her wa...

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28 June, 2019

Expert panel report reflect...

Posted by · June 28, 2019 10:22 AM

Go Gentle Australia congratulates the Ministerial Expert Panel on Voluntar...

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27 June, 2019

Nurse, GP positions on Volu...

Posted by · June 27, 2019 10:24 AM

Go Gentle Australia welcomes the strong support from Western Australia's n...

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25 June, 2019

Author of Belgium study hit...

Posted by · June 25, 2019 10:25 AM

The author of a study co-opted by the Catholic Church to paint a negative ...

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18 June, 2019

It is time to follow Victor...

Posted by · June 18, 2019 10:26 AM

Go Gentle Australia congratulates the people of Victoria for achieving wha...

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14 June, 2019

Submissions now open to SA'...

Posted by · June 14, 2019 10:27 AM

Public submissions are being sought by South Australia’s parliamentary inq...

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13 June, 2019

VALE Dorothy Reading

Posted by · June 13, 2019 10:28 AM

For many years before Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying law became reali...

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12 June, 2019

Go Gentle calls on Catholic...

Posted by · June 12, 2019 10:30 AM

Go Gentle Australia has been made aware of a grossly misleading advertisem...

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06 June, 2019

Go Gentle urges truthful de...

Posted by · June 06, 2019 11:07 AM

Go Gentle Australia has called for a more reasoned and evidence-based deba...

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Media Release
05 June, 2019

I started walking a week ag...

Posted by · June 05, 2019 11:08 AM

I have a confession to make: I was wrong. 

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22 May, 2019

Belinda's Brave Walk

Posted by · May 22, 2019 11:09 AM

I call it a big, crazy idea.

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10 May, 2019

WA funding boost to palliat...

Posted by · May 10, 2019 11:10 AM

The Western Australian Government's $206 million commitment to palli...

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20 March, 2019

Comment sought on framework...

Posted by · March 20, 2019 11:12 AM

A ministerial expert panel helping to shape voluntary assisted dying legis...

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07 March, 2019

News update Autumn 2019: A ...

Posted by · March 07, 2019 11:13 AM

Welcome to our first Newsletter for 2019. Yo...

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05 March, 2019

Make your submission to QLD...

Posted by · March 05, 2019 11:14 AM

Public submissions are open to the Queensland parliamentary inquiry into t...

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18 February, 2019

Go Gentle supports call for...

Posted by · February 18, 2019 11:15 AM

Go Gentle Australia strongly supports Western Australian ...

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08 January, 2019

Vale Jenny Barnes

Posted by · January 08, 2019 11:16 AM

Nurse Jenny Barnes, who campaigned tirelessly for Victoria’s volunta...

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26 November, 2018

Today we stand taller - a m...

Posted by · November 26, 2018 11:18 AM

Saturday's massive endorsement of the Andrews’ Government progressive soci...

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14 November, 2018

How Victorian MPs voted on ...

Posted by · November 14, 2018 12:00 AM

With just over a week to go, here's a quick overview of how the Victorian ...

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13 November, 2018

Go Gentle welcomes action t...

Posted by · November 13, 2018 11:20 AM

Go Gentle Australia has welcomed the WA State Government's positive steps ...

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Media Release
08 October, 2018

ACHLR Oration on assisted d...

Posted by · October 08, 2018 11:22 AM

Professor Luc Deliens recently joined the QUT (Queensland University of Te...

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19 September, 2018

Andrew Denton urges WA doct...

Posted by · September 19, 2018 11:23 AM

Broadcaster Andrew Denton has urged WA doctors to stand up in support of p...

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03 September, 2018

Ask your WA MP to support a...

Posted by · September 03, 2018 11:25 AM

On 23 August, the report of the Western Australian Joint Select Committee ...

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14 August, 2018

Victoria’s voluntary assist...

Posted by · August 14, 2018 11:35 AM

This week the Australian Senate will debate a private members' bill that w...

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09 August, 2018

Assisted dying is not suicide

Posted by · August 09, 2018 11:38 AM

Suicide is a tragic result of untreated, reversible diseases such as depre...

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30 November, 2017

Victoria becomes the first ...

Posted by · November 30, 2017 11:40 AM

Victoria has become the first state in the country to legali...

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Media Release
14 October, 2017

Transcript: Dr Brian Owler'...

Posted by · October 14, 2017 11:42 AM

On 12 October 2017 Dr Brian Owler, Chair of the Victorian Expert Ministeri...

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22 March, 2017

Rose's story

Posted by · March 22, 2017 11:45 AM

Today Tonight Adelaide on Channel 7 nails it on how the legislators have f...

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14 November, 2016

Read: Marshall Perron's 199...

Posted by · November 14, 2016 11:47 AM

21 years ago, then-Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Marshall Perro...

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10 November, 2016

Watch: "Governor Jerry Brow...

Posted by · November 10, 2016 11:49 AM

In October 2015, Californian Governor Jerry Brown, a former Jesuit seminar...

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26 October, 2016

Lawrie Daniel: In Memoriam

Posted by · October 26, 2016 11:53 AM

Lawrie Daniel, who featured in episode 15 of the Better Off Dead podcast, ...

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09 October, 2016

In Memory of Kylie Monaghan

Posted by · October 09, 2016 11:55 AM

Kylie Monaghan passed away yesterday, October 8, after a long and brave ba...

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10 August, 2016

Transcript: Andrew Denton's...

Posted by · August 10, 2016 12:00 AM

On August 10, Go Gentle Australia co-director Andrew Denton addressed the ...

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