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Will 2021 be the year we embrace voluntary assisted dying?

Australia is experiencing a sea change in awareness about the need for more compassionate end-of-life choices.

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Thank you for what you've done for end-of-life choices this year

This year has tested us all. But we’re ending 2020 on a high note thanks to all we have done together for better end-of-life choices.

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NSW set to debate voluntary assisted dying bill

NSW could become the final Australian state to consider a voluntary assisted dying bill in 2021, after Independent MP Alex Greenwich announced a timeline to introduce legislation to parliament.

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Emphatic support for Tassie Assisted Dying Bill

Tasmania has again made history with the House of Assembly voting 17 to seven to send the End of Life Choice Bill to a third reading. The vote is the best indication yet that Tasmania is set to become the third Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying.

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Belinda Teh nominated for WA Young Australian of the Year

Belinda Teh, the face of Western Australia’s campaign for voluntary assisted dying, is a finalist for WA Young Australian of the Year.

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QLD to see VAD bill by mid-2021

Queensland will see a bill to legalise voluntary assisted dying by mid-year 2021, following Labor’s election win.

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Andrew Denton nominated for NSW Australian of the Year

Andrew Denton, Go Gentle Australia’s founding director, has been nominated as a NSW finalist in the Australian of the Year awards.

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South Australian MPs vow to introduce VAD bill by end of year

A group of South Australian MPs has committed to introduce a voluntary assisted dying bill "within weeks".

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NZ votes YES to compassion & choice

Voters in New Zealand have overwhelmingly supported the right of an eligible terminally ill person to seek legal voluntary assisted dying.

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VAD advocate nominated for Senior Australian of Year

Veteran of the voluntary assisted dying movement, Dr Rodney Syme AM, has been named among Victoria’s nominees for the 2021 Senior Australian of the Year.

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