Politicians across federal parliament have been urged to end a decades-old ban on assisted dying laws in the Northern Territory and ACT, described by Labor MPs behind a repeal plan as treating some Australians as second-class citizens.
Government MPs will be granted a conscience vote on ending the Andrews Bill, the 1997 legislation that barred the territories from legalising euthanasia, originally championed by former minister and Liberal MP Kevin Andrews.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
