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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 19/09/2026

Register for Go Gentle Australia's public panel on VAD, The Power of Choice at 6pm on Thu 24 September in Adelaide In-person seats are booked out 👉 Go Gentle's Andrew Denton, palliative specialist Dr Chloe Furst, & Annaliese Holland, who has chosen VAD hawkecentre.adelaide.edu.au/events-and-e...

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The Power of Choice

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 19/09/2026

Don't forget to catch up on your NSL Weekend wrap. VAD gets a few of mentions. 👇

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 17/09/2026

The Go Gentle's Annual / 2026 National VAD Survey closes on 20th September. If you haven't filled it in please help out and do so.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 17/09/2026

From the National MND Conference 2026: Session number 24. Choice, care and compassion at end of life. With GoGentle's Andrew Denton on the panel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsNw...

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24. Choice, care and compassion at end of life

YouTube video by MND Australia

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 12/09/2026

Does anyone do this here for Australia's data centres with a focus on power and water stress? @australiainstitute.org.au #auspol We seem to have an Aust map but it doesn't summarise the power and water stress components like the USA one? www.datacentermap.com/australia/

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 12/09/2026

If we can't tax our gas exports we should do this down under. It'd probably only impact the few people who can buy a PM & his ALP. Then maybe we wouldn't have to kick people off NDIS or ban telehealth for VAD. And maybe we could have no price gouge in medicare & aged care too. Nah. Too hard.

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National Secular Lobby @secularlobby.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

More revealing FOI documents concerning WA government funding of religious chaplaincy were released this week. Welcome to the 5 September 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism www.nsl.org.au/columns/week...

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Weekend Wrap for 5 September 2026 - National Secular Lobby

Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 5 September 2026.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 06/09/2026

Hannah Ferguson for the PM's seat sounds like a damn fine outlet for their anger then. We need some young Aust progressives to do to Labor what the Teals did to the Liberals.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 06/09/2026

Hey UK - you're needed on Friday 11th September! On Parliament Square! Turn up for the vote on the assisted dying bill.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 04/09/2026

South Australia's Labor government has openly defied the prime minister's position on telehealth in voluntary assisted dying (VAD), calling for urgent change to a federal law. We don't seem to have a democratic ALP anymore. It seems to be only "do what Albo says". www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

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New pressure on PM to allow telehealth for voluntary assisted dying

South Australia has become the first state to formally urge the Commonwealth to change a federal law preventing doctors from using telehealth in voluntary assisted dying (VAD).

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 03/09/2026

Here's the link to the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill as passed. With this, voluntary assisted dying is lawful in every Australian jurisdiction. Amendments to remove the gag clause were defeated by 15 votes to 8. Pity they didn't heed Vic experience. legislation.nt.gov.au/LegislationP...

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Northern Territory Legislation

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 02/09/2026

Speaking of climate change, we should try to end the wars ASAP, not just for humanitarian reasons "Yet, research suggests that military activities account for around 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions .... likely an underestimate due to data gaps" Cut AUKUS climatalk.org/2025/09/15/h...

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How Are Wars Affecting Climate Change? - ClimaTalk

Wars have a significant and often overlooked impact on climate change. Under the Paris Agreement, nations are not required to report on their emissions from military activities which means that nation...

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 02/09/2026

"We have moved into a political landscape where the major parties are trying to lie and deceive voters into voting for lobbyists working for global gas companies and people whose loyalty is to a foreign country." As Alex Fein on Democracy Sausage stated, politicians think we voters are stupid. Nope

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 01/09/2026

There's a new podcast episode from Voices from VAD out featuring Marshall Perron; & includes the ongoing fight to lift the fed telehealth ban restricting VAD access for rural/remote Australians, political reluctance, where next & advance directives for dementia patients. omny.fm/shows/voices...

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Episode 28 – How the NT's New VAD Law Falls Short of 1995 - Voices From Voluntary Assisted Dying

Marshall Perron drafted the world's first voluntary assisted dying legislation in 1995 as Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – decades before most nations even debated the issue, and years befor...

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 01/09/2026

"The reason this revolving door politics is so corrosive to our democracy is that it can create the perception that politicians are making decisions for the benefit of corporate interests, including the gas industry, rather than the interests of ordinary Australians." Nailed it. Bill got paid Sat.

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Ghislaine Hull @ghizzybear.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 31/08/2026

“Voters want solutions, and they want change. As this column has previously noted, they are so fed up with the two major parties that they are willing to divorce the former from the latter to register their rage.” Albo had two terms & squandered what voters gave ALP. He’s prob going to be punished

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 30/08/2026

For the best explanation for the One Nation rise listen to Alex Fein on the Democracy Sausage podcast from 25/8/26, ominously a few days before the by election. "the political class..think the general pop is stupid." "ANY vote is against their economic interest" podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/h...

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Hostile complexity

Podcast Episode · Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny · 25 August · 48min

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 30/08/2026

Seniors in Aust are doomed. The asset stripping gouge of corporate Aust has their hooks in our aged care system. And Labor oversees this mess and the best they can do is kick people off NDIS - which they could fully fund with a gas export tax. And turn a blind eye to this price gouge. We're doomed

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 29/08/2026

Don't forget your NSL weekend wrap. They do a great job of summarising the news and views from right across Aust. Don't forget to check out the "Opportunities for Action" section further down, and lend a hand if you can. VAD gets a few mentions. Check it out. 👇

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 29/08/2026

Looks like Woodside's candidate Georgia for the WA by-election in Secret Harbour yesterday lost despite it being an 11.5% Labor seat. One Nation won. Maybe voters are tired of being sold out 👇 No telehealth for VAD No Gas export tax No gambling ad ban No affordable houses Yes AUKUS Yes NDIS cuts

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 28/08/2026

More research indicates the shingles vaccine reduces dementia risk. Discuss with your GP for follow up.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 28/08/2026

Carolyn says the NT's just-passed voluntary assisted dying legislation is "very weak" and says they will fail to help people like her late partner, who died with a rare neurodegenerative disease in 2015. Carolyn wants to see it amended.👇 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

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Widow of man who died in a 'cruel' way says NT's new VAD laws are 'very weak'

The widow of a man who died with a rare neurodegenerative disease says the Northern Territory's new voluntary assisted dying laws are "very weak" and will fail many who need them. She is calling for a...

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 28/08/2026

Good news - the VAD laws passed in the NT!! Bad news - amendments to remove the gag clause and the 12-month timeframe were unsuccessful. The bill passed as it was written.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 26/08/2026

No telehealth for our terminally ill to help negotiate their VAD appointments. Kids still see gambling ads on tv. Free 3 hours electricity per day plans cost more than basic tariff plans. What real change have you really really done @albomp.bsky.social ? Cause we can’t see it.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 26/08/2026

Well done Albo again. The terminally ill wanting VAD can’t get telehealth. And our grandkids can’t have TV without gambling ads. Our ALP at work. For us voters. As usual.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 24/08/2026

240,000 lost NDIS with AI in charge. Labor voted 24 to nil. 2 Liberals voted yes. 3 One Nation senators voted yes. Greens voted 11 to nil against. 3 cross-bench senators voted no. 18 Liberals were absent. 3 LNP. 3 Nationals. The Coalition would not vote against the Bill. Most would not vote for it.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 23/08/2026

Don't forget your weekend NSL wrap. Its a good summary of everything going on across Aust. VAD gets a mention - GoGentle is running a campaign for people to email the AG to request Telehealth to be allowed for VAD. See the link in the wrap for the details.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 21/08/2026

Go Gentle's 2026 National Voluntary Assisted Dying Survey is open. The survey is for patients, families & the general public. It only takes a few minutes and all your answers are de-identified. There are good questions on dementia. form.123formbuilder.com/6967080/gga-...

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GGA Survey 2026

Please click the link to complete this form.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 21/08/2026

If you live in the NT, ask your MLA to remove the damaging gag clause and 12-month timeframe from the proposed VAD laws. Find their details here👇 www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nt_vad

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 19/08/2026

If you lose capacity & need medical treatment will your loved ones know what you want done? You need an up-to-date Advance Health Directive (AHD). No AHD = your family & Drs may do whatever they like. In Qld use the AHD Form 4. It's legally binding 👇 www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/powe...

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 18/08/2026

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has introduced a bill to allow telehealth in VAD - a change Australians urgently need. Go Gentle's founding director Andrew Denton joins her podcast episode to explain why telehealth is essential for rural & regional people. open.spotify.com/episode/1GB8...

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I’m sick of the melons; Andrew Denton and the right to die with dignity

The Sarah Hanson-Young Podcast · Episode

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 17/08/2026

NT doctors have been told to remain silent about voluntary assisted dying (VAD). The proposed VAD law has a ‘gag clause’ that stops doctor discussions. This is not a safeguard. It is censorship.🤫 Territorians - ask your MLA to remove the damaging ‘gag clause’. www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nt_vad

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The power of choice at the end of life

We're asking for your help to get the best VAD law passed in the NT. Will you email your local politician to say you want urgent action on VAD?

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 16/08/2026

Michelle Grattan on the govt blocking a crossbench attempt to allow telehealth to be used in voluntary assisted dying (VAD). 👇 "Within Labor, some sources believe Albanese is influenced by his Catholic faith, which they think has strengthened in recent years". ✅ theconversation.com/view-from-th...

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View from The Hill: government shuts down telehealth-for-VAD bill, defying Labor conference

Independent MP Kate Chaney has jumped on the results of the Labor conference to push her VAD bill for debate.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 16/08/2026

Our do nothing PM, & his do nothing parliamentary colleagues decided to defy the Labor conference, the AMA, the Law Council, state health ministers, the front line medico workforce, & our terminally ill, to vote down Kate Chaney's Bill to allow Telehealth use for VAD consultations. A catholics win.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 16/08/2026

Don't forget to catch up on your weekend wrap. Its a great round-up of what's going on Aust wide. The battles continue. 👇 If you live in a Labor members electorate, could you please go see them in person to ask them why they defied their own Labor conference & us voters to defeat Telehealth for VAD

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 15/08/2026

Come on Mr PM do something for your fellow Aussies for a change, instead of corporate donors, gambling and fossil fuel companies, and religious institutions. How about Telehealth for our terminally ill Aussies applying for VAD? The AMA backs it too!!! www.medicalrepublic.com.au/ama-backs-te...

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AMA backs telehealth access for VAD - Medical Republic

The AMA has renewed its push to legalise VAD telehealth consultations after Labor delegates backed reform despite the Prime Minister's opposition.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 13/08/2026

Telehealth use should be a allowed for VAD. "One family member in our research described their loved one “in tears and distressed and in hysterics” after having to travel to an assessment." This should not be happening in Aust today. theconversation.com/the-ban-on-t...

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The ban on telehealth in voluntary assisted dying doesn’t stack up. Here’s why it should be scrapped

Some aspects of the voluntary assisted dying process, such as eligibility assessments, can’t be discussed by phone or video conference.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 12/08/2026

The Attorney General just doesn't seem to get the distances rural and remote people have to travel to meet face to face with doctors. When terminally ill. When in intolerable suffering, which is the case for them to be eligible. Head out west AG. Head up north AG. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

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Rowland voices caution as Labor backs VAD telehealth

A Labor push to lift the ban on accessing voluntary assisted dying through telehealth has triggered a warning about unintended consequences for vulnerable Australians.

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 11/08/2026

The Labor conference decided to support Telehealth for VAD. Albanese is now on the spot: will he respect or flout the will of what is supposed to be Labor’s peak body? We think he'll flout the will of the Labor conference & the will of the Australian people. theconversation.com/grattan-on-f...

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Grattan on Friday: A reluctant Albanese is under pressure over telehealth for VAD

Parliament seems poised to test Labor’s commitment to the use of Telehealth for voluntary assisted dying, even as Albanese remains personally opposed.

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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'. @censusnotreligious.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

On its website, the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ own guidance to non-religious people for how to answer the Census religion question is clear: mark ‘No religion’. Find out more about our campaign: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious #Census2026

ABS: "If the person identifies with no religion at all, select 'No religion'."

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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 10/08/2026

We still wait on Albo for Telehealth for VAD. Two terms of parliament now and still we wait. @albomp.bsky.social - give parliament the conscience vote now seeing as you're too spinless to pass it as legislation recommended by your own Labor conference. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...?

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Australians in end-of-life agony can’t always see a doctor. Telehealth can help them die with dignity | Andrew Denton

A collision of state v federal law on voluntary assisted dying has had tragic consequences. And a Labor conscience vote that never reaches parliament is no conscience vote at all

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