Albanese at odds with Labor policy which now says telehealth should be allowed for euthanasia consultations

Australia's Labor Party has committed to overturning a decades-old federal ban on telehealth consultations for voluntary assisted dying, following a policy shift at its recent national conference in Adelaide. Campaigners say the existing restriction has made end-of-life services harder to access for Australians in regional areas. Per The Guardian, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at odds with the new position—but the Greens and independent Kate Chaney are preparing legislation to implement it.

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