Please join members of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research for a public lecture on Tuesday 14 October 2025, with Professor Ian Freckelton AO KC presenting. All are welcome to attend, and we look forward to meeting you there. Event details Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025 Time: 5.30pm…
Research Handbook on Voluntary Assisted Dying Law, Regulation and Practice
The Research Handbook on Voluntary Assisted Dying Law, Regulation and Practice is now published. Edited by Professor Ben White from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research, the edited book includes contributions from 58 authors who are leading scholars from across the globe. Across 36 chapters, the Research…
ACHLR Public Lecture – Right to Access Health Services
On Thursday 28 August 2025, Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Scott McDougall delivered a public lecture on how the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) is influencing the provision of health care in Queensland. To listen to the presentation and download the presentation slides, visit the ACHLR website. Abstract This public…
ACHLR Public Lecture – International Perspectives on Assisted Dying
International Perspectives on Assisted Dying: Comparative insights from Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Australia As assisted dying becomes increasingly legalised across the globe, important insights can be gained from how different jurisdictions approach access, safeguards, clinical practice, and oversight. This international panel brings together leading experts from Canada,…
Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia – but many of us don’t know
Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have decision-making capacity to choose to receive help to die. Victoria’s law was the first, coming into effect in 2019. New South Wales was the last state, with its voluntary…
Dr Danielle Bozin to present at the QUT Research Showcase
Dr Danielle Bozin, Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, will present at the QUT Research Showcase on Tuesday 22 October 2024. The Showcase celebrates the achievements of five early to mid-career researchers, who will deliver brief presentations discussing the impact of their research in their respective fields.…
ACHLR and ADSS public lecture – The Social Life of Death
In this public lecture, co-hosted by the Australian Centre for Health Law Research and Australia Death Studies Society (ADSS), Professor Alex Broom PhD will discuss people’s experiences at the end of life. Event details Date: Wednesday 31st July 2024 Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pm (AEST time) Location: Gibson Room,…
ARC grant success
The project, Assessing the operation of voluntary assisted dying laws in Australia, has been awarded $392,910 from the ARC Linkage Projects grant round. Lead chief investigators Professors Ben White and Lindy Willmott from QUT’s Australian Centre for Health Law Research said the project would conduct the first national…
The legal pioneers behind end-of-life law in Australia
QUT’s health law experts Professors Lindy Willmott and Ben White have played a key role in end-of-life law in Australia. Their extraordinary 20-year-plus professional relationship has helped give 98 per cent of Australians the choice of a better death. Their work is a concrete example of making a…
ACHLR Public Lecture – Stress, Trauma and Employers’ Obligations in the Workplace (Professor Ian Freckelton AO KC)
Please join members of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research for a public lecture on Tuesday, 9th April 2024, with Professor Ian Freckelton AO KC presenting. All are welcome to attend. Event details Date: Tuesday 9th April 2024 Time: 5.30pm until 7.00pm (AEST time) Location: Owen J.…