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31 August 2026

New pressure on PM to allow telehealth for voluntary assisted dying

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New pressure on PM to allow telehealth for voluntary assisted dying

South Australia has become the first state to formally urge the Commonwealth to change a federal law preventing doctors from using telehealth in voluntary assisted dying (VAD).

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