January 21, 2015
Exit est Charlie
Australian govt’s enthusiasm for French free speech doesn’t extend to the banned #euthanasia Peaceful Pill handbook
January 15, 2015
Euthanasia campaigner and suspended doctor Philip Nitschke tries his hand at comedy
Jill Poulsen, The Courier Mail
Voluntary euthanasia campaigner and suspended doctor Philip Nitschke has announced his career is about to take a comedic turn. Dr Nitschke will make his stand-up comedy debut in ÂAugust at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has teamed up with British comedian Mel Moon to write and deliver the show they are calling Comedy with Purpose. […]
January 15, 2015
Euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke loses legal battle to practice medicine
Prominent euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke has lost a legal battle to protect his registration to practice medicine after a tribunal ruled he posed a serious risk to the public and could undermine confidence in the medical profession. But Dr Nitschke has vowed to appeal the decision by the Northern Territory Health Professional Review Tribunal, saying […]
January 12, 2015
Former Whitlam AG Kep Enderby Dies at 88
KEP ENDERBY 1926-2015 Kep Enderby, QC, barrister, civil libertarian, politician and judge, is best known for his role as federal Attorney-General in 1975, advising the prime minister Gough Whitlam at the time of the Dismissal. After succeeding Lionel Murphy as Attorney-General in early 1975, Enderby was in the vortex of giving advice on the constitutional […]
January 12, 2015
Nitschke Fight Steps Up to Lift Medical Ban
Brad Crouch, The Adelaide Advertiser
Euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke will appeal to the Supreme Court after the Medical Tribunal of the Northern Territory dismissed his appeal against suspension of his registration. Dr Nitschke said he was disappointed but not surprised by the tribunal’s decision. In July the Medical Board of South Australia used its emergency powers to immediately suspend Dr […]
January 11, 2015
Philip Nitschke Heads to Supreme Court
The voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke will take the Australian medical tribunal to the supreme court after it upheld the suspension of his medical licence. The move comes after the suicide of a depressed but otherwise healthy man with whom Nitschke had been corresponding. In findings made shortly before Christmas, the Northern Territory health professional […]
December 12, 2014
VEP Party – Show of Force in Vic Election
While the count goes on in Victoria, preliminary results show a very good result for the Voluntary Euthanasia Party of Victoria’s first election attempt. A joint launch of a billboard campaign with the Australian Sex Party proved especially effective. The VEP stood 10 candidates across 5 Upper House regions. In two regions, the VEP achieved […]
December 4, 2014
AMA NT Again Postpones Nitschke Suspension Meeting
RIGHT-to-die doctor Philip Nitschke says a meeting to expel him from the Australian Medical Association NT branch is nothing but a late-notice kangaroo court. His opponent, AMA NT boss Dr Robert Parker, says the controversial doc is only playing more games. In the latest stoush between Dr Nitschke and medical authority, the AMA NT will […]