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What the kids get right about the assisted dying bill

13 May 2025

4:00 PM

13 May 2025

4:00 PM

The brothers Grimm knew that it sometimes takes a child to call out what grown-ups think but dare not say. Whether it is that the emperor wears no clothes or that our parliamentarians show little compassion, you can count on children to speak the truth.

Does it take a 17-year-old to point out that we shouldn’t be focusing on assisted dying but on assisted living?

Take the latest report from the Children’s Commissioner, Rachel de Souza.

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