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We are delighted to have published, in both paperback and e-pub formats, A Completed Life, by Dr Rodney Syme. And with our thanks to Tom Valenta, author of Remember me, Mrs V? Caring for...

As of today, November 28 2023, Voluntary Assisted Dying became a legal end-of-life option for those deemed eligible in NSW. New South Wales is the final state to implement VAD legislation. We congratulate all...

November 2, 2023 was World Right to Die Day. Jurisdictions around the world in which Voluntary Assisted Dying has been legislated for, were asked by the ‘World Federation of Right To Die Societies’ to...

Tara Cheyne, MLA, Member for Ginninderra, introduced a Bill to Parliament today, October 31, 2023. The parliamentary process may be watched online on https://broadcast.parliament.act.gov.au/ The ACT VAD Bill can be viewed here – http://www.legislation.act.gov.au...

Vice President of DWDV, Jane Morris, recently shared with COTA NT a copy of a 1996 Canberra National Press Club Conference address, at which, the former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Marshall Perron,...

As Marlene Bevern approached the end of her life, there was only one thing that really made her smile — the possibility her death would be life-saving. The former nurse from Ballarat was diagnosed...

Jane Morris, vice-president of Dying with Dignity Victoria, says her friend, who had motor neurone disease, ‘had a terrible experience and she had to seek help outside of the hospital system’ in order to...

by Jane Morris Societal issues that involve a religious perspective are always emotionally charged and contentious. Voluntary Assisted Dying as we know is no stranger to the game.Robust and respectful debate is always welcomed...

Additional support is now available for families, friends and carers of people who have chosen to access voluntary assisted dying (VAD). In a new initiative, Dying with Dignity Victoria (DWDV) and Griefline have developed...

The Northern Territory is to begin work on its own voluntary assisted dying laws, more than 25 years after its pioneering legislation was struck down by the federal government. The NT became the first...