While this article from the  Herald Sun newspaper focuses entirely on financial Elder Abuse, it does highlight the problem of coercion: that it is hidden, and largely undetectable: Continue reading

An article appeared in the The Dubbo Weekender online last weekend entitled: Continue reading

The last night ran a shocking story about Elder Abuse in Australian nursing homes. Whilst the Federal Minister, Jacinta Collins MP rightly observed that these cases are a small minority of issues given the numbers of Australians in such care, she also did not shy away from the serious nature of these issues.ABC's Continue reading

  The reports on the European Exit/Nitschke tour ahead of the Dublin workshop. Continue reading

UK CareNotKilling director,  Dr Peter Saunders asks why UK authorities let Dr. Nitschke into the country for a series of suicide workshops: Continue reading

Telling it like it is, looks at both sides of the assisted suicide coin:Wesley Smith Continue reading

This story form the newspaper highlights the problem of Elder Abuse. As the article points out, the deceased was isolated in his community. It is not clear whether the son actually killed the father for his pension money or whether that was an afterthought. But is is nonetheless a disturbing reminder of how Elder Abuse can actually include murder.Brisbane Times Continue reading

  This month, The Hon Cate Faehrmann MLC introduced her Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 2013 Continue reading

  "The system is letting people down"  Continue reading

The following quotes are from speeches on The Hon Cate Faehrmann MLC's Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill in the chamber debate on the 9th of May. The bill is likely to be heard further on the 23rd of May. Clearly focusing on the real issues makes for a good debate.   Here are some of the many great comments: Continue reading