Current affair: Victoria's euthanasia bill passes the Upper House in second reading
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Victoria looks set to become the first Australian state to legalise voluntary euthanasia after the state's upper house passed new laws to that effect. Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live will be able to access the program. The lower house is next week expected to approve amendments before an 18-month turnaround, meaning the scheme can be operational by 2019. Ivan and Alex report.
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