The ACT law generally reflects what is now called the 'Australian model' of voluntary assisted dying. But there are differences, write QUT's end-of-life law researchers.

ACT Human Rights Minister Tara Cheyne has revealed what drove her to tirelessly champion a voluntary assisted dying law for the territory.

Terminally ill Canberrans will have access to voluntary assisted dying in late 2025 after the ACT parliament overwhelmingly backed the VAD Bill 2023.

The ACT Government will provide a clearer definition of the term 'advanced' condition in its voluntary assisted dying bill, but stands firm on not including a specified timeframe to death.

Katarina watched her father Nebojsa starve himself to death to escape the ravages of his Parkinson's disease. She is now leading the fight to pass a voluntary assisted dying law in the ACT. "If I am ever as unlucky as my father, I want the choice that he never had."

Go Gentle Australia welcomes the ACT Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, which has been introduced to parliament.

In 2021, Canberra man Dan Beacom was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. A former mountaineer, Dan was tortured by the loss of physical capacity and told his partner Lara he was ready to die. Here Lara explains why the ACT must pass a voluntary assisted dying law.  

The ACT government has released a summary of community and stakeholder feedback on how a voluntary assisted dying law should be delivered in the Territory.