News Updates

South Australia is one step closer to becoming the fourth Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) after the state’s Upper House passed the legislation 14 votes to 7. The final vote didn’t...

Our Autumn 2021 Newsletter aims to bring everyone up-to-date with the latest developments from across Australia and around the world. It’s been a long time coming but NSW Parliament looks set to debate a...

On Thursday 18 March, Spain became the latest European country to pass voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws to allow adults with ‘serious and incurable’ diseases that cause ‘unbearable suffering’ to choose to end their...

Tasmania was certain to become the third state to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) after an overwhelming majority of the state’s House of Assembly passed Mike Gaffney’s End of Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill...

DWD supporters held an on-the-ground campaign blitz across Newcastle on Saturday 30 January 2021 to show MPs just how much community support there is for voluntary assisted dying laws. The Newcastle campaign blitz, organised...

Dying with Dignity has launched a petition to kick start a renewed campaign to achieve voluntary assisted dying (VAD) law reform in NSW. This comes on the back of news that independent Member for...

On Sunday 13 December 2020, Alex Greenwich, Independent Member for Sydney, announced in a Sydney Morning Herald exclusive that he will draft legislation to create a framework for people in New South Wales to...

On Friday 4 December 2020 Tasmanian lower house MPs voted 17 – 7 for the End of Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 to proceed to the committee stage of the debate. Labor and...

A new Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill was tabled in both Chambers of the South Australian Parliament on Wednesday December 2, 2020. The Bill was tabled by Hon Kyam Maher in the Legislative Council and you can view...

Voluntary Assisted Dying – who has access? Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying (VAD) scheme has been operating successfully for over 12 months and WA’s law comes into effect in mid 2021. The Tasmanian VAD Bill...

On Tuesday 10 October 2020 Tasmania’s Upper House passed laws to legalise voluntary assisted dying in a final vote that was unanimous.  Independent MP Mike Gaffney’s End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 was...

On Sunday 18 October 2020 Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, used her election campaign launch to announce that a re-elected Labor government would table voluntary assisted dying legislation in February 2021. It was a calculated announcement that elevated the...

Preliminary results released on 30 October 2020 showed 65.2% of New Zealand voters supported the End of Life Choice Act coming into force as a new law. The law will allow terminally ill people...

The British Medical Association’s first ever survey of its members’ views on assisted dying has found that doctors are in support of assisted dying and want the BMA to drop its official policy of...

Report from COTA (Council on the Ageing) NSW reveals lack of comprehensive planning for last stage of life A new report released by COTA NSW has revealed that many older people find there is...