Mixed Response as Territory Pursues Assisted Dying Laws

Northern Territory Set to Legalise Euthanasia, 30 Years After Landmark Law Overturned

The Northern Territory is set to pass assisted dying laws, three decades after a its original attempt was overridden by federal government. The Country Liberal Party (CLP) government says it has sufficient numbers to pass the Rights of the Terminally III Act in the Legislative Assembly without the support of Labor or the crossbench. The original 1995 law briefly made the Territory the first place in the world to legalise voluntary euthanasia, be…

Mixed response as territory pursues assisted dying laws

A territory is set to become Australia's last jurisdiction to make voluntary assisted dying legal, more than two decades after the first attempt was overturned.

Voluntary assisted dying bill has numbers to pass, NT government says

The Northern Territory is set to make voluntary assisted dying legal in August. The ABC understands all 17 Country Liberal Party government members will vote in favour of the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act.

AMA NT welcomes voluntary assisted dying bill but flags need for changes

AMA NT welcomes voluntary assisted dying bill but flags need for changes chunter Fri, 24/07/2026 - 16:00  The Australian Medical Association Northern Territory (AMA NT) has welcomed the introduction to the territory’s parliament of a Bill that will legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in the NT but says it has serious concerns about parts of the proposed legislation. AMA NT Vice President Dr Dayna Duncan said the AMA NT’s primary concern was …