The Library Bulletin

NSW Parliament rejects bill on voluntary assisted dying, by one vote MPs were given a conscience vote on the legislation, which would allow terminally ill patients over the age of 25 to end their own lives with the help of doctors.

Legislation the next hurdle for marriage equality After the same-sex marriage postal survey returned a 61.6 per cent ‘yes’ vote this week, all eyes turned to Canberra for the next stage of the process. The bill introduced in the Senate yesterday afternoon by Liberal senator Dean Smith proposes to amend the Marriage Act to remove gender.