ACT euthanasia debate: Push to put euthanasia bill on Labor campaign agenda

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Lucy Bladen
Updated July 27 2021 - 8:19am, first published 5:30am
Federal ACT Labor members - Katy Gallagher, Andrew Leigh, Alicia Payne and David Smith - want the laws which ban the ACT from legislating on euthanasia to be repealed. Picture: Keegan Carroll
Federal ACT Labor members - Katy Gallagher, Andrew Leigh, Alicia Payne and David Smith - want the laws which ban the ACT from legislating on euthanasia to be repealed. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Federal ACT Labor members will push for the party's election platform to include a promise to prioritise debate on repealing the long-standing ban on the territory making its own euthanasia laws.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

Lucy Bladen

Lucy Bladen

Reporter Canberra Times

Lucy Bladen has been a journalist at The Canberra Times since 2019. She is an ACT politics and health reporter. Email: l.bladen@canberratimes.com.au

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