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.

Federal Parliament has taken the first steps towards restoring the Northern Territory and the ACT's self-determination on voluntary assisted dying laws.

This week marks three years since Voluntary Assisted Dying commenced operation in Victoria. In that time more than 300 dying people have been allowed a humane and compassionate choice at the end of life. 

Politics is not just about who has power. It’s about who turns up. Voluntary assisted dying campaigner Nia Sims always turned up. And she helped change our world for the better, writes Andrew Denton.

The NSW Parliament has made history in passing the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021. NSW now joins every other Australian state in allowing terminally ill people the choice to request medical assistance to end their suffering.

Three quarters (75%) of NSW voters say they do not support a bid by religious health care providers to ban access to Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) in aged care facilities they run.