The Northern Territory government says it will introduce voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation to parliament this year, nearly three decades after the Commonwealth vetoed the NT’s world-first euthanasia legislation in 1997. Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby said the NT government was now drafting legislation, with the bill to be introduced to parliament mid-2026. “Legislating for the rights of the terminally ill is one of the most sensitive and complex reforms any government can undertake,” Ms Boothby said in a statement. “We’re taking the time to get this right.” By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson for ABC News Northern Territory.
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