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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.