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…
The Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) invites you to register and participate in the 5th International Conference on Assisted Dying and Other End-of-Life Care (ICEL5). The conference will be held in Brisbane, Australia (pictured) from Wednesday 8th April to Saturday 11th April 2026 and will be…
A QUT research team, led by Professors Ben White and Lindy Willmott, is carrying out a research study* on Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) and Dementia in Australia, and is inviting medical practitioners, regardless of whether they provide VAD, to take part in a one-off interview. Interviews will be…
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,…
QUT is offering two PhD scholarships as part of an Australian Research Council Linkage Project. The project will undertake the first comprehensive analysis of how Australian VAD systems are being implemented and are operating in practice. The project will provide impactful and tangible solutions for practice, policy and…
Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is currently lawful in all Australian states and will be lawful in the Australian Capital Territory from November 2025. A Report published by an Independent Expert Advisory Panel has recommended that VAD laws be introduced in the Northern Territory. VAD laws permit adults with…
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…
More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. This lets a doctor, or sometimes a nurse practitioner, give life-ending medication to an eligible person who requests it. As of 2023, 282 million people lived in regions where voluntary assisted dying is legal. Jurisdictions such as the Netherlands,…
Western Australia, the second jurisdiction to enact voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws, has undertaken its first review of its VAD system since it came into effect in July 2021. Professor Lindy Willmott, Professor Ben White and Casey Haining were engaged by the Western Australian Department of Health to…
Australian voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws are very similar, but how VAD is implemented by each state and territory can make a significant difference. Recently published research by Ben White, Amanda Ward, Rachel Feeney, Laura Ley Greaves and Lindy Willmott examines how the VAD system has been working…
