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Voluntary Assisted Dying in Queensland - what you need to know

Medical assistance to die becomes legal in Queensland from Sunday 1 January 2023, offering dying people the choice to avoid needless suffering at the end of their life.

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Territories free to make assisted dying laws. Here’s what happens next

Voluntary assisted dying will soon be an option for the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory, now the Senate has just passed a landmark bill. QUT Law researchers explain what comes next.

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Historic day as Territory Rights bill passes Senate

At last! The Northern Territory and ACT have won back the right to pass Voluntary Assisted Dying laws after the Australian Senate passed the Restoring Territory Rights Bill.

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Calls for more doctors as WA releases first annual VAD report

190 Western Australians ended their life through voluntary assisted dying in the law’s first year of operation, a greater-than-expected number, official figures show.

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Voluntary Assisted Dying in Tasmania - what you need to know

Medical assistance to die becomes legal in Tasmania from Sunday 23 October, offering dying people the choice to avoid needless suffering at the end of their life.

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Why did a committed VAD opponent change her mind?

Liberal senator Jane Hume has been a committed opponent to voluntary assisted dying (VAD). However, when voting on whether to restore to the NT and ACT the right to legislate on VAD in 2022, she spoke in support. Why did she change her mind, and what does it say about the operation of Australia's VAD laws?

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Access still an issue, new VAD report shows

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board’s report on the first three years of assisted dying in Victoria confirms the law continues to operate 'safely and lawfully' - but access remains an issue for people in regional areas.

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Introducing our new CEO, Dr Linda Swan

Go Gentle Australia is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Linda Swan, who is currently the Group Chief Medical Officer at Medibank, as our incoming chief executive.

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Why should one faith decide for all of us?

If you object to anyone else’s personal beliefs being imposed on the lives of others, then the speech by Senator Deborah O’Neill (ALP) during the Restoring Territory Rights debate should concern you.

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Vale Tanya Battel

The roll call of people who have made voluntary assisted dying possible across Australia is long and filled with names worthy of note. But a special place is reserved for those who campaigned as they were dying. Tanya Battel sits at the very forefront of that group.

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