Barriers to access to the sought-after euthanasia remain

Assisted dying in Australia still accounts for only a small proportion of total deaths, but increasing demand has led to calls to streamline the process and employ more staff. A landmark report by Go Gentle Australia on voluntary assisted dying – now legal in all jurisdictions except the Northern Territory – found that 2,460 people … Read more

Debby leaves the USA, floods and power outages remain

The sun came out, but more than 100,000 homes and businesses in four states were left without power when Debby finally left the United States. After initially arriving in Florida as a hurricane, the storm continued to spawn tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and causing deaths for nearly a week as it moved along the … Read more

IOC President Bach does not want to remain in office beyond 2025

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will not seek to remain in office after his second term next year, despite calls from some members. Bach, a German lawyer who has held the post since 2013, surprised members at the end of their meeting in Paris on Saturday by saying that although he had been asked … Read more

According to Australia boss, the lights at Arcadium Lithium Mt Cattlin will remain on “for the foreseeable future”

Arcadium Lithium's Mt. Cattlin mine in Ravensthorpe is in a “good position to weather the price crisis” and will remain open “for the foreseeable future,” the company's Australian head said. Australia operations manager Liam Franklyn told The West Australian on Friday there had been “no real change” in the global lithium giant's assessment of its … Read more