The remaining barriers to voluntary assisted dying and how an author and illustrator collaborate to make magic
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The episode discusses the challenges of accessing voluntary assisted dying in Australia and explores the collaboration between a children's author and illustrator.
Voluntary assisted dying is now legal in all states and territories of Australia, but many terminally ill Australians who are eligible for VAD still face challenges in accessing this choice. Anita Rumore, who cared for her father before he died by VAD last year, joins legal expert Ben White and advocate Linda Swan to talk through the barriers that remain. When you're reading picture books to your little ones, what keeps you (and them) engaged? Is it the words that tell the stories, or the illustrations that bring them to life? Best-selling children's author Andy Griffiths and his collaborator, illustrator Bill Hope explain what it takes to combine those elements and craft a story that stays with its readers. It's never been easier to take a photo. But how often do you actually revisit your happy snaps now that they're sitting in the cloud instead of a precious family album? Looking back over old photos can transport us to those special moments in our shared history, so how do we preserve these memories forever?
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