NSW VAD Inquiry released, now al...
The NSW Parliament's Upper House Standing Committee on Law and Justice has handed do...
Read the full storyVale Dr Rodney Syme
Rodney Syme AM was a man of deep and unshakeable principle who, more than any other,...
Read the full storySome mistruths warrant correcting
Pain specialist Dr Gavin Pattullo corrects misinformation about palliative car... Read the full story
OPAN backs NSW Voluntary Assiste...
The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) has welcomed the introduction of a Volunta...
Read the full storyVAD will be debated in NSW parli...
Australia's leading health law experts urge MPs to be transparent about the
1 in 5 NSW suicides in people ov...
National coronial data reveals that one in five (20%) suicides of people over 40 in ...
Read the full storyOutdated federal law threatens V...
A 16-year-old Commonwealth law that prohibits discussing suicide via telephone... Read the full story
Queensland passes VAD law
Queensland has become the fifth Australian state - and the third this year - to lega...
Read the full storyVigil tonight, QLD VAD debate be...
Tomorrow (14 September), Queensland's Parliament will debate the Voluntary Assisted ...
Read the full story87% of QLD nurses back voluntary...
Queensland nurses overwhelmingly back the introduction of Voluntary Assisted Dying l...
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The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board’s report on the first two years of assiste...
Read the full storyPro-VAD groups refute Catholic C...
A coalition of pro-VAD community groups has refuted claims by Queensland’s Catholic ...
Read the full storyQld nurses, doctors, ambos write...
An alliance of 28 groups representing doctors, nurses, amb...
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The public is invited to make submissions to the parliamentary inquiry into th... Read the full story
QUT briefing paper distills 20 y...
A new briefing paper from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research sets out 20 ...
Read the full storyNational Seniors survey reveals ...
National Seniors Australia has surveyed its members and found 86% support for the op...
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A 63-year-old terminally ill woman from Perth has become the first identified Wester...
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Premier Mark McGowan says he's been advised that the first person has made use... Read the full story
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill br...
Go Gentle Australia welcomes the NSW Draft Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, relea...
Read the full storyEnough already about conscientio...
Objectors to Voluntary Assisted Dying aren't the only ones with a conscience. ... Read the full story
Calls for more education, traini...
From 1 July 2021, terminally ill Western Australians can legally access Voluntary As...
Read the full storyVoluntary assisted dying in Vict...
Victoria's Voluntary Assisted Dying program is challenging and complicated. Professo...
Read the full storyFourth Aussie state passes VAD law
South Australia is the fourth Australian state - and the second this year - to legal...
Read the full story'This suffering is just plain wr...
Ari Levanael watched his dad Barry die a slow and painful death "drugged out of his ...
Read the full story500-strong crowd rallies in Adel...
The Candles for Compassion vigil drew 500 supporters to Parliament House in Adelaide...
Read the full storyTime is right to end suffering o...
As a palliative medicine doctor of 37 years, I believe South Australia's proposed vo...
Read the full storyQueensland has a draft VAD bill....
The focus of Queensland's draft VAD bill is on "designing optimal law, rather ... Read the full story
SA VAD bill clears major hurdle
South Australia's Upper House has passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying bill 14 votes ...
Read the full story4 in 5 South Australians back Vi...
New research shows more than 4 in 5 (83%) South Australians want the state to legisl...
Read the full storyCongratulations Tassie! Historic...
In a landmark step, Tasmania has become the third Au... Read the full story
Anti-VAD groups shamelessly mani...
Voluntary assisted dying opponents say Victoria’s suicide rate has gone up and the a...
Read the full storyUTAS report must not be used to ...
An expert panel from the University of Tasmania has endorsed the state's assisted dy...
Read the full storyHoward Sattler: "I want to bow o...
Radio personality Howard Sattler says he hopes to be one of the first to make use of...
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Australia is experiencing a sea change in awareness about the need for more compassi...
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This year has tested us all. But we’re ending 2020 on a high note thanks to all we h...
Read the full storyNSW set to debate voluntary assi...
NSW could become the final Australian state to consider a voluntary assisted dying b...
Read the full storyEmphatic support for Tassie Assi...
Tasmania has again made history with the House of Assembly voting 17 to seven to sen...
Read the full storyBelinda Teh nominated for WA You...
Belinda Teh, the face of Western Australia’s campaign for voluntary assisted dying, ...
Read the full storyAndrew Denton nominated for NSW ...
Andrew Denton, Go Gentle Australia’s founding director, has been nominated as a NSW ...
Read the full storySouth Australian MPs vow to intr...
A group of South Australian MPs has committed to introduce a voluntary assisted dyin...
Read the full storyNZ votes YES to compassion & choice
Voters in New Zealand have overwhelmingly supported the right of an eligible termina...
Read the full storyVAD advocate nominated for Senio...
Veteran of the voluntary assisted dying movement, Dr Rodney Syme AM, has been named ...
Read the full storyA Christian Response to 'No Euth...
I must admit I am baffled that the Catholic Leader News, quoting the Salvation Army,...
Read the full storyThe religious right’s campaign t...
In the leadup to the euthanasia referendum in New Zealand, an array of conservative ...
Read the full storyBeware the scare campaign agains...
Those who oppose voluntary assisted dying ignore the wealth of evidence that shows t...
Read the full storyNT seniors back assisted dying laws
Northern Territory seniors have called on federal and territory politicians to act o...
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An online event showcases the story of Alida Lancee, the West Australian doctor whos...
Read the full storyLet's Talk About Death - survey ...
We asked you whether you thought talking about death was hard, and what tools could ...
Read the full storyDraft assisted dying Bill 'refle...
Tasmania's End-of-Life Choices Bill 2020 is on track to be tabled in parliament in l...
Read the full storyNew Zealand assisted dying book ...
A book about the voluntary assisted dying referendum in New Zealand is gaining publi...
Read the full storyLegalising VAD respects all side...
Law researcher Andrew McGee argues that legalising assisted dying is the best way to...
Read the full storyFarewell Colin Clarke
We lost a remarkable man last week. Colin Clarke, an emergency doctor for 20 years a...
Read the full storyVictoria's VAD laws: unfinished ...
The first anniversary of the operation of Victoria’s landmark Voluntary Assisted Dyi...
Read the full storyVAD plans upended by Covid-19
When the pain got too much, Janet Cohen planned to travel to Switzerland with a smal...
Read the full storyQLD defers VAD decision
The heartbreaking postponement means voters must send Queensland politicians a messa...
Read the full storyWA VAD laws on track
Expert panel says Covid-19 has not disrupted WA scheme's mid-2021 start date.
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PhD candidate Jess Young interviewed dying New Zealanders and found they all agreed ...
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Go Gentle Australia welcomes a report that recommends Queensland introduce Voluntary...
Read the full storyCovid-19: Time for a Virtual Visit
In a time of crisis, staying connected with family and friends is more important tha...
Read the full storyTasmania pushing ahead with VAD ...
Independent Tasmanian MLC Mike Gaffney will push ahead with the introduction of his ...
Read the full storyCovid-19: Stay safe, stay connected
Due to the coronavirus emergency, Go Gentle Australia will be doing things a little ...
Read the full storyVALE Rhonda Taylor
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Rhonda...
Read the full story'It gave us a sense of peace'
"She was going to die in pain or she could use voluntary assisted dying to assist he...
Read the full storyDr Cameron McLaren on why he hel...
The Victorian doctor explains why he helps people access assisted dying laws: “We ca...
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It has been said that personal stories are Kryptonite to those who deny suffering at...
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The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board has this week published a report detailing...
Read the full storyTasmania's draft VAD bill releas...
Tasmania's draft Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill has been released for public consulta...
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