VAD and Dementia in the news
This editorial in The Age newspaper on 13 June includes a call for the government to consider the issue of dementia, among others, when it conducts its upcoming review of…
Dr. McLaren speaks at World Cancer Congress
Dr Cam McLaren, Oncologist & DWDV Board member has just returned from the World Cancer Congress, Geneva, where he participated in a debate “All cancer patients should have medical access…
Senator calls on colleagues to stop referring to voluntary assisted dying as ‘suicide’
Together with the Rationalist Society of Australia, we welcome a Labor senator’s call for her colleagues to “get the terminology right” in the debate over voluntary assisted dying (VAD). In…
“Man on Earth”: Don’t miss this wonderful film!
The Melbourne International Film Festival is coming up in August. Among the offerings is a beautifully filmed, emotionally riveting documentary that follows the last days of Bob, a 65 year…
Everything Went Fine – Film Release!
From the legendary director François Ozon (Frantz, 8 Femmes, Swimming Pool) comes a moving father-daughter story that heroes the tenacity of two sisters. Everything Went FineExclusively in cinemas from May…
Interview with Andrew Denton
Fiona Patten MLC, Reason Party, interviewed Andrew Denton in a live Facebook stream in which he discussed VAD in Victoria which has now been implemented for 2 years. The interview…