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Australian Capital Territory passes VAD law
Parliament passes law 20 to 5 giving Canberrans access to VAD by Nov 2025
June 5, 2024
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Australia: HRC seeks expansion of VAD
Minors and those with dementia should be included in the legislation likely to be accepted later this year.
January 12, 2024
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25-year-old ban on euthanasia laws in the Australian territories now overturned!
In August, the Restoring Territory Rights Bill passed the House of Representatives. Last night, also the Australian Senate passed the Restoring Territory Rights Bill! With this
December 1, 2022
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Australian Territory rights bill passes House of Representatives!
On August 3, the Australian House of Representatives has voted 99 to 37 to pass the Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022. Australia is now one step
August 3, 2022
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Restoring territory rights on assisted dying again a step closer
On Monday July 25, the caucus of the Australian Labor party met to determine the government’s priority pieces of legislation which will be introduced as
July 25, 2022
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Australian new minister speaks out on restoring territory rights on assisted dying
On June 8, speaking on the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing, the newly appointed Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories, Kristy McBain, said that she would
June 8, 2022
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Australia does not overturn the ban on VAD in the territories
This October, Federal Attorney-General Michaelia Cash has said again that the Commonwealth has no plans to overturn the ban on territories having the right to
October 9, 2021
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Canberrans want federal ban overturned
An Australia Institute poll shows that 75% of Canberrans (including 50% among Liberal voters) want the federal ban on the ACT making VAD laws overturned,
September 20, 2021
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