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Nitschke link to world-first suicide conviction appeal

A jury in October, 2018, found Graham Robert Morant, 69, guilty of counselling Jennifer Morant to kill herself and of...

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03rd Feb. 2020 5:02 PM

A jury in October, 2018, found Graham Robert Morant, 69, guilty of counselling Jennifer Morant to kill herself and of aiding her to commit suicide in 2014.

‘They don’t understand how desperate we are’

Those visiting a Gold Coast workshop hosted by controversial Dr Death have revealed the reasons behind their decision to...

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26th July 2019 5:07 AM

Those visiting a Gold Coast workshop hosted by controversial Dr Death have revealed the reasons behind their decision to listen to the euthanasia doctor.

'The sooner we have access to assisted suicide, the better'

THE euthanasia debate has divided our community, but Maggie Cooper explains that it is a very personal choice.

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25th June 2019 12:06 AM

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Man denies assisting wife’s suicide for $1.4m

A QUEENSLAND man, who wanted to build a bunker for the biblical rapture, has denied helping his wife commit suicide.

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18th Sept. 2018 11:09 AM

Graham Morant leaves the Supreme Court in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled

David Goodall ends his life

Australian scientist David Goodall, 104, has voluntarily ended his life in Switzerland.

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11th May 2018 7:05 AM

Goodall’s poignant final words

AUSTRALIAN scientist David Goodall, 104, voluntarily ended his life, after saying goodbye to family and eating his...

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11th May 2018 5:05 AM

Australian scientist David Goodall. Picture: Sean Gallup

Assisted-suicide case a cautionary tale

THE case of a man accused of helping his terminally ill father die serves as a warning to others to have a lawyer when...

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23rd Jan. 2018 5:01 AM

Peter Nixon’s charge was downgraded from attempted murder to assisted suicide, and he was eventually acquitted.

Chief calls for right-to-die laws in NT

CHIEF Minister Michael Gunner says developments in Victoria and New South Wales demand the Federal Government allow NT to...

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24th Nov. 2017 6:11 AM

Mr Gunner’s letter follows voluntary euthanasia laws passing in Victoria’s Upper House.

AMA challenged to survey doctors on mercy deaths

A VOLUNTARY euthanasia group has called on the Australian Medical Association to survey its members on assisted death.

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12th Jan. 2015 10:01 AM

Premier Campbell Newman (left) with Professor Sean Grimmond. Professor Grimmond and his team had comprehensively sequenced the DNA of pancreatic cancer creating a detailed atlas of the disease that would help take the guesswork out of chemotherapy. Picture: Supplied

Killer who helped two drug addicts die loses another appeal

A SUNSHINE Coast man, who is serving life in jail after helping kill two heroin addicts 13 years ago, has lost yet another...

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31st May 2013 3:05 PM

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