Issue 2021 June 12
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What does Queensland VAD bill say about suicide prevention?
By Katherine Treadaway In mid-May, the Palaszczuk Government introduced a Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill into the Queensland Parliament. I’ve always had grave doubts about euthanasia bills. We’ve seen one pass in Victoria, Western Australia and in several countries around the world. When I heard the news, I was horrified because the Queensland Bill allows not just physical but also “mental suffering” caused by…
Upper Hunter by-election result a warning to Albo on climate policy
The NSW by-election for the state seat of Upper Hunter was yet another warning that Federal Labor will stay in the doldrums as long its climate-action policy opposes coal mining. Labor was not going to win the seat, which it hasn’t held in a hundred years. However, the 7 per cent fall in Labor’s vote to 21.2 per cent was the third consecutive…
