Victorian VAD deaths rise 30% in a year

Some 401 people died through the scheme in 2021-22 up by more than one-third from the 310 deaths the previous year
Australian Associated Press
Julian Gardner.
VAD review board chair Julian Gardner.

The number of Victorians ending their lives through voluntary assisted dying has increased by a third over the last year, new figures reveal.

Some 401 people died through the scheme between July 2021 and June 2022, up from 310 over the previous 12 months.