15 Feb Ethics & Religion Euthanasia through the ages 18/02/2023 By Hugh Breakey 0 comments Are our moral judgements about euthanasia a product of our time? If we came from a different culture, might our changed views about the...Continue reading
03 Dec Law & Politics How the territories can learn from the states in legalising voluntary assisted dying 03/12/2022 By Ben White 0 comments Voluntary assisted dying will soon be an option for the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory, now the Senate has just pa...Continue reading
06 Aug Law & Politics Telehealth: The next fight for assisted dying advocates 06/08/2022 By Jane Morris 0 comments In June 2005, royal assent was given to the Criminal Code Amendment (Suicide Related Material Offences) Bill 2005. This ushered in new ...Continue reading
04 Jul Law & Politics When Albanese spoke up for euthanasia 15/07/2022 By Si Gladman 0 comments When parliament resumes in Canberra later this month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will have an opportunity to delve back into the H...Continue reading
21 May Science & Health The question of conscientious objection in the voluntary assisted dying debate 15/07/2022 By Ronli Sifris 0 comments Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) has been legal in countries such as Switzerland and the Netherlands for more than a decade. I...Continue reading
30 Mar Science & Health Assisted dying and palliative care: An argument for ‘chewing gum’ 22/07/2022 By Richard Lugg 1 comment In his classic book Straight and Crooked Thinking – now in its fifth edition (2011) – Robert H. Thouless describes many dishones...Continue reading
28 Nov Law & Politics A tribute to the ‘indefatigable’ Rodney Syme 09/09/2022 By Nick Carr 0 comments This is an edited version of the tribute to Rodney Syme delivered during the RSA Webinar on 24 November 2021. It is an incred...Continue reading
20 Nov Law & Politics Conscientious objection in Australia: A comparison between VAD and abortion 09/09/2022 By Ronli Sifris 0 comments Conscientious objection is defined, according to Peter Butt, as "an objection to partaking in certain forms of behaviour … on moral gro...Continue reading
17 Nov Law & Politics Rodney’s final stand on voluntary assisted dying 09/09/2022 By Si Gladman 0 comments Even in his final months of life, Dr Rodney Syme was doing all he could to help make voluntary assisted dying accessible for all Austra...Continue reading
23 Oct Law & Politics Farewelling a true hero in Rodney Syme 04/08/2022 By Meredith Doig 2 comments In the days before Rodney Syme passed away, his family asked if I would like to send a video message to him as his health deteriorated....Continue reading
01 May Ethics & Religion Assisted dying opponents don’t mention Switzerland. Why? 04/08/2022 By Neil Francis 0 comments Recently, Dr Theo Boer, an Assistant Professor at a "black-stocking" (strongly conservative Protestant) theological college in the Neth...Continue reading