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In: WA’s voluntary assisted dying laws have been in place for a year. Have they served their purpose? by Keane Bourke (ABC News 1 July 2022) a story about WA’s voluntary assisted dying laws and the doctors who look back at … Continue reading →

In: When the end is nigh, it’s best to avoid hospital, Ken Hillman (SMH October 31, 2009) is speaking from years of experience and first hand knowledge. Many of us will spend the last few days of life in an … Continue reading →

In the program: From Lifestyle to Deathstyle, Rachael Kohn (ABC RN The Spirit of Things, Sunday 19 July 2009) speaks with a guest who knows the deathstyle subject very well. Download audio show transcript Baby Boomers invented ‘the lifestyle choice’ … Continue reading →

It’s at times like these, when there is so much discontent and so much inequality between those at the top and those lower down, that we need some reminders that it doesn’t have to be like this. Indeed in times … Continue reading →

Namaste is an ancient Sanskrit* blessing … … a Hindu greeting. * Sankrit – is an ancient Indo-European language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian (Indic) … Continue reading →

Broadcaster and passionate gardener Indira Naidoo suffered heartbreak in 2020, when during Melbourne’s first lockdown, one of her two younger sisters committed suicide. This book, The Space Between the Stars, is her attempt to make sense of it all, and … Continue reading →

What happens after we die continues to fascinate, and inspire people to innovate. In: Death is not the end… well, not for sustainable living, anyway. Michaela Burns (Renew Issue 159, Apr-Jun 2022) investigates the intersection of sustainability and death. Some … Continue reading →

This post provides a moment to pause and reflect on the life of a person who made an enormous contribution to humanity. Three extracts follow … Not for oneself, but for others: A tribute to Thomas E Lovejoy (1941–2021), by … Continue reading →

It is not well known to folks outside the VAD movement that many people of faith are and have been for many years, supporters of those wishing to die with dignity. We reprint below this message from Ian Wood, National … Continue reading →

It’s been a long time coming, but these two stories note how it panned out over the last 24 hours. The first reference is ABC News and the second is from Go Gentle Australia. A race against time as Voluntary … Continue reading →