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Territory euthanasia ban set to be overturned

Tom McIlroy

A rearguard action by conservative Liberals to prevent the ACT and Northern Territory parliaments from considering assisted dying laws has failed in the Senate, with a Howard-era ban set to be overturned within days.

Liberals including South Australian Claire Chandler, Victorian Sarah Henderson and Tasmanian Jonathon Duniam opposed a private members’ bill during debate on Thursday, with the opposition putting forward last-minute amendments to thwart its passage.

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Tom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.

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