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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.
Read moreThank 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.
Read moreNSW 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.
Read moreEmphatic 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.
Read moreBelinda 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.
Read moreQLD 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.
Read moreAndrew 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.
Read moreSouth 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".
Read moreNZ 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.
Read moreVAD 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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