Victoria becomes the first Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying

Victoria has become the first state in the country to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill, with MPs voting to give patients the right to request a lethal drug to end their lives from mid-2019.

Source: SBS

After more than 100 hours of debate across both houses of Parliament and two demanding all-night sittings, Lower House MPs ratified the Andrews Government's amended bills.

The bill will now go to the Governor for royal assent.

Premier Daniel Andrews, who came to support euthanasia after the death of his father last year, said it was an historic day.

"This is a day of reform, a day of compassion, a day of giving control to those who are terminally ill," he said.