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sourcing through TGA’s Special Access Scheme 211–13
Netherlands, doctor-assisted suicide 102
New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties 169
New Zealand Medical Registration Board 126
Nicholson, Tim 108
Nicklinson, Tony 207
Nicol, Neal 167, 180
Nielson, Merin 119–20
Nigot, Lisette 131, 133–4, 145, 157
Nitrogen system 145
Nitschke, Dennis (brother) 9, 14, 192
Nitschke, Friedrich William 8
Nitschke, Gailene (sister) 9
Nitschke, Gwen (née Richardson) 9–10, 47, 52, 124
Nitschke, Harold (father) 8, 9, 10, 14, 45, 205
Nitschke, Philip
birth 9
collaborative autobiography with Peter Corris 217–18
as a country boy 10–14
family background 8–10
impact of patients’ deaths 96
killing of dog 16
love of chemistry and explosives 11–13
persistence 14
Northern Territory
early interest in 33
law-making powers 101
political conservatism 3, 7, 55
regional identity 7
Northern Territory Constitution, burning of 104
Northern Territory Department of Health 77, 78, 79, 80
Novak, Errol 23
Nu-Tech 136
Nullagai (sloop) 73, 74
Numiari, Pincher 42, 45
O’Brien, Kerry 92, 93
Ogden, Russell 186
Ottaway, Richard 177
Outback trek in 2006 196–8
Oxford Union 176–7
Ozanne-Smith, Joan 152–3
Packer, Kerry 96
PayPal, cancelation of Exit’s account 163, 177–8
‘peaceful pill’ 131, 136, 140, 141, 152
Peaceful Pill eHandbook (Nitschke) 133, 137, 171–2, 180, 203, 208
Peaceful Pill Handbook (Nitschke)
availability of 133
banning of 145, 162, 164, 169–71
burning of copies in front of old Parliament House 170
formal ‘Restricted R18’ classification 168–9
launch 136, 167
legal holdings in Australia 173–4
modifications for New Zealand 171
publication in US 167–8
sales 136–7
seizure of copies by Australian Customs 168
in trial of Jennings and Justins 118
Peaceful Pill online forums 203
‘Peanut Project’ 127–9
Penberthy, David 157, 158
Penong (SA) 9
peripheral neuropathy 62–3
Perron government (NT) 3, 4, 5–6, 81
Perron, Marshall 3, 5, 6, 7, 86, 138–9, 150
Peters, Betty 163
‘The Phil’ debating society (Dublin) 188
Philips, Mal 34
physics studies 18, 24, 25–7
Pine Gap base, criticism of US presence 41, 55–6, 60
Pintupi people 61
Pirate Party 174
PM (ABC Radio) 77
police raids 151, 219
political career
as independent candidate in seat of Menzies 110–11
reflections on 210–11
as Senate candidate for Greens 6
politics 23
Port Arthur massacre 22
postgraduate years 7, 27, 28–36
Potts, Susan 131, 145
Powell, James 46–7, 49
practical jokes 24–5, 31–2
Pratchett, Sir Terry 188
Pretty, Dianne 112
psychiatric assessment 29–30
Public Interest Advocacy Centre 169
Public Service Act, alleged breach 77
Purcell, Valerie 93
Purdy, Debbie 135, 181, 206
Pyne, Christopher 102
Q&A (ABC TV) 156
Quinn, David 41, 42–3, 113, 194
racism 44–5
Rainbow Bay Lifesaving Club 72–3
Rangiari, Mick (Hoppy Mick) 113, 194
Raper, Lynn 41, 42–3
rational suicide 131
The Red Heart: Sagas of Centralia (Clune) 191, 195
Redheap (Lindsay) 168
Reed, Mike 54, 55, 78, 79–80
Reeves, John 55, 64
relationships
with Fiona Stewart 111–14, 191, 192, 194, 195, 196–8, 204, 210
influence of women 48
with Jenny 19–20, 28–9, 39–41, 42–3, 46–7, 49–50
with Kate 74–5
with Margaret 18–19
with Marlies 58–9, 60, 65, 71–3, 74
with Paddy 50–1
with Tristan 75, 79, 80, 85, 94, 111, 112
with Virginia 48–50, 51
religion 14–15
rescues
at sea 72–3
on Oodnadatta–Marla road 197–8
Richardson, Connie 9
Richardson, Dave 196
Richardson, Doug 9
Richter, Robert 125
Right to Life Australia 126, 169, 170
right to life and death 141
right-to-die movement, philosophical divisions 129–37
right-to-life protests 187
Rights of the Terminally Ill (ROTI) Act 1996 (NT)
burning of 104
enactment 6–7
first attempt to use 85–8, 89, 91, 92
first use 88–92
John Howard’s opposition to 99
overturning of 104, 105, 170
requirements 86, 90, 95, 130
users 93, 96
see also Euthanasia Laws Bill 1996
Ripples from Wave Hill (documentary film) 194
Robertson, Geoffrey 184
Robinson, Dean 75
Robinson, Mary 188
Rockin’ Robin (yacht) 73
Rossiter, Chris 145
Royal Darwin Hospital
‘Free Speech?’ banner 79, 219
non-renewal of employment contract 78–9
radiation-exposure training 77–9
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown 66
Rudd government, blacklist of websites to be banned 172–3
Rudd, Kevin 110
Ruddock, Philip 169, 170, 171
Russell, Jack 94
Russell, Paul 159–60, 213–14
Russian Cossack 650cc motorbike 192–3, 194, 196–8
Ryan, Erica 173
sailing 65–6, 71–4
St Clair Recreation Centre (Woodville) 20
Sattler, Howard 158
Saunders, Peter 160
Schadenberg, Alex 160
Schwerdtfeger, Peter 39
Scott, Leisa 149
Scrine, Gil 60
Scully, Boyd 69
Senate Privileges Committee 78
7.30 Report (ABC TV) 92
Severin, Peter 196
sexual harassment 15–16
Shanahan, Dennis 159–60, 164, 169, 213
Shepherd, Tory 158
Shirley (tried for assisting a suicide) 115, 116–19, 120–1, 122
Sims, Jeremy 86
Singh, Sabu 45, 46
Sinn Fein 188
Slee, Mr (headmaster) 13
Smith, Dick 199
Smith, Wesley J. 160, 164, 179
Smothers, Tom 162
social activism 30–1, 38
social
media 159, 215
Society for the Protection of Community Values (NZ) 126, 171
South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society 140
South Place Ethical Society 180
Southport Yacht Club 73
speaking engagements
cancellation of 176–7
international 179
Spender, Lynne 112
Squizz (sloop) 65–6, 71–4, 219
stand-up comedy 215–16
Starmer, Kier 135
Starr, Chris 35
Stephens, Mark 184
Stephens, Scott 25
Stevens, Lynton 80, 81–2
Stewart, Fiona 111–14, 173, 182, 183, 185, 187, 191, 192, 194, 195, 196–8, 204, 210
Street, Maryan 206
Strelley station 36
suicide pills 140–2
see also ‘peaceful pill’
Suicide-Related Materials Offences Act (Cth) 167, 172
‘supermarket shelf’ statement 141, 142
Sydney Medical School 58, 59–61, 65, 66–7, 68
Sydney Olympics, torchbearer 123
Syme, Rodney 100, 131–2, 140
Tedeschi, Mark 117–18, 119, 120
The Territory: The Classic Saga of Australia’s Far North (Hill) 48
Territory Boxing Association 69
‘Thanatron’ 88–9
Theo (friend) 24–5, 30
Therapeutic Goods Administration, Special Access Scheme (SAS) 211–13
Thomson, Jim 20
threatening letters 124
Tippett, John 151
Titchmarsh, Alan 182
Today (BBC Radio 4 program) 181
Todd, John 139
Todmorden Station 198
Tragedy Track (Baume) 33
Tunstall, Arthur 71
Twitter 215
Tyndall, John 177
UK Voluntary Euthanasia Society 134
United Kingdom
detention by Immigration officials at Heathrow 183–4
Exit workshops 180–5
legislative reform 206–7
United States
Citizen Initiated Referendum process 206
Exit workshops 187
legislative reform 206
refusal of visa application 137
right-to-die movement 136–7
‘single drug protocol’ for lethal injections 209–10
University of Adelaide 25–6
University Air Squadron 23
The Unlucky Australians (Hardy) 37, 38
Uren, Tom 194
USS Houston 77
Vancouver Unitarian Church 186
Vanstone, Amanda 100
Ven Der Build 45
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine 151–2
Vietnam War 23–4, 27
Virginia 48–9
Vogel’s Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry 170–1
voluntary euthanasia
censorship of 162–78
federal political opposition to 99
information workshops by Exit 107–8, 111, 115, 125, 133, 135
legal test case re discrimination against the seriously ill 201–2
non-medical do-it-yourself approach 131, 132–3, 181
NT government intention to legalise 3
offering to prisoners with life sentences 209
as option restricted to the sick and controlled by medical profession 130–2, 134–5, 181–2
as right to peaceful death without medical involvement 130
support for 5, 93, 95
videos about 163
voluntary euthanasia movement
adversaries within 125, 127–35, 140, 143, 180–2
Clem Jones bequest 138–40, 142
DIY solutions 131, 132–3, 136–7, 182
and law reform 130, 181–2, 205–7
philosophical divisions 129–37
voluntary euthanasia organisations
attempt to unite 99–100, 138
state societies 99–100, 138, 139, 140
YourLastRight 139–40
see also Exit International
Voluntary Euthanasia Party 210
Voluntary Euthanasia Research Foundation (VERF) 107
Voluntary Euthanasia Society of Victoria 99–100, 110, 131
Wake, Chris (Dr) 4, 5, 86–7
Wake in Fright (film) 191
Walker, Steve 198
Wallace, Jim 170
Wallis, Ruth 178
Walsh, David 97
Ward, Frank 119–20
Wardill, Jon 88, 89–90, 160
Wave Hill Aboriginal stockmen’s strike 38, 42–6, 113, 193–5
Weapons Research Establishment (Salisbury) 22
wedding 114
Weightman, Warren 95
West Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society 139
Whitlam, Gough 42
Wikileaks 172
Wild, Ester 97, 104–6
Williams, Andrea 188
Williams, Martin 106
Williams, Michael 120
Williamson, Sandy 145
Wilson, Libby 133–4
women, influence of 48
Wootten, Sarah 181
The Works 174
World Federation of Right to Die Societies 140
World Federation of Right to Die Societies conferences
Toronto 2006 136, 168
Zurich 1998 136
Worthington, Bill 93
Wylie, Graeme 115–17, 120–1
Wynter, Dana 116
Wyvill, Lew 64–5
Youth Defence (Ireland) 187
YouTube, removal of Exit’s videos 163
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