![]() It’s a dilemma that was faced by David Levitt (pictured with family) when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The moral and social complexity of voluntary assisted dying has many facets and among them is the question of whether the faith-based palliative sector – which is often the only type available to some people – is able to offer patients the option of ending their life. Photograph: Untamed Creative/Supplied by Pauline McGrath In-depth David Levitt, who chose to end his life through voluntary assisted dying after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, and his family. Gabrielle Jackson speaks to editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and national news editor Patrick Keneally about why voting for your favourite bird in our bird of the year competition can help protect native species. ![]() Newsroom edition: a bird call to action – Photograph: Darren_Sutherland/Getty Images/RooM RF Sycamore gap | A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage in connection with the felling of the 300-year-old Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.įull Story It’s hard to imagine how the beautiful little Gouldian Finch has survived in Australia’s harsh outback. Rotterdam shootings | Dutch police have said three people, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed by a student who opened fire at a hospital and an apartment in Rotterdam. Olive oil drought | Europe has almost run out of local olive oil supplies after extreme weather across the continent damaged harvests for a second year, and has also seen Swiss glaciers lose 10% of their volume in just two years.įake news | Signs saying “union members for Trump” and “auto workers for Trump”, seen when Donald Trump addressed striking workers in Michigan, have reportedly been revealed as fake. Our film critic pays tribute to his imperial presence, we have an obituary of the screen and stage legend, and there’s also a chance to see his life in pictures ‘A king-like figure’ | Sir Michael Gambon (pictured), whose acting career took him from the West End stage to playing Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 82. ![]() World Olivier award-winning actor Sir Michael Gambon has died, aged 82. Quoll catch | A South Australian farmer trying to protect his chickens has caught a spotted quoll – a species not recorded in the state for more than 130 years. Refugee threat | Refugees who once languished in camps in Manus and Nauru but are now exiled to Papua New Guinea by Australia have been told they will be evicted from their accommodation after bills were not paid for more than a year. The mercury is also rising in Victoria and will hit 29C for the AFL showpiece tomorrow. Hot ticket | With temperatures hitting 35C in Sydney this weekend, Sunday’s NRL grand final is expected to be played in the hottest conditions ever recorded. Richard Flanagan, who found 10 of his works had been used, said: “I felt as if my soul had been strip mined and I was powerless to stop it.” ‘Strip mined’ | Thousands of books from some of Australia’s most celebrated authors have allegedly been pirated by the US-based Books3 dataset and used to train generative AI for corporations such as Meta and Bloomberg. PwC questions | The politicians who exposed PwC’s leak of government secrets have claimed the scandal is not isolated to Australia, citing emails that reveal global partners knew they received confidential material and provided assistance.
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