Australian
man wins bid to die - 14 August
A court in Australia has ruled that a quadriplegic man who wants
to die can tell his carers to stop feeding him. The judge in the
western city of Perth said the nursing home would not be held
criminally responsible. In a statement, Christian Rossiter said he
could not perform any basic human functions and wanted to die. The
ruling sets a legal precedent in Australia, where assisting
someone to take their own life can be punishable by life in
prison. - BBC News website
Australia
camel cull sparks woe - 13 August
The Australian government has proposed a budget to implement a
long-standing plan to cull the country's camels by shooting them.
Animal welfare supporters reject the plan, but people sharing the
outback with the camels call them a menace. - BBC
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