Over the break, many of my parliamentary colleagues reached out to me to offer support to get assisted dying reform passed in the Parliament this year.

The very personal and sad human stories, the very clear community support for change and the strong safeguards set out in the Western Australian law model we’re using have reassured many MPs that voting for reform is the right thing to do.

Labor Member for Charlestown Jodie Harrison contributed a heartfelt opinion piece in The Newcastle Herald this week that I encourage you to read and share with family, friends and colleagues: > HERE. Link up with Dying with Dignity NSW to support the community campaign: > HERE.