How a late-night parliamentary vote fuelled by dim sims changed voluntary assisted dying laws

Despite being the first Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying, Victoria had a conservative scheme.

World-first as Australian donates organs after self-administering assisted dying medication

On the day Karen Duncan died, she arranged to take a limousine to hospital with her two adult daughters, her friends and her ...

Behind the Photos

For 10 weeks in 2025, the world tuned in to try to understand what motivated Erin Patterson to cook a poisoned family meal ...
Chicago Tribune

Dr. Cory Franklin and Victoria Tiller: When it comes to physician-assisted suicide, safeguards aren’t effective

Assisted dying is accepted practice today, especially in Western Europe, Canada and the Northwest United States. It is gaining traction in the United Kingdom with former British Prime Minister Rishi ...
The Conversation

Voluntary assisted dying is finally being considered in the ACT. How would it differ from state laws?

Ben White receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the National Health and Medical Research Council and Commonwealth and state governments for research and training about the law, policy ...
Reuters

Australia's Victoria state closer to legalizing assisted death

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-largest state on Wednesday took another step towards adopting a law allowing voluntary assisted dying for terminally ill patients. Any resident of Victoria state ...
The Conversation

People with dementia aren’t currently eligible for voluntary assisted dying. Should they be?

Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology Ben White has received funding from the Australian Research Council, the ...