More than 300 Victorians died using state euthanasia laws last financial year, in what the premier believes is a sign of growing confidence in the scheme.
The ACT and Northern Territory will be able to make laws on voluntary assisted dying for the first time in a quarter-century in what's being hailed as a historic moment.
Residents in the ACT and NT will no longer be "second-class citizens" with Member for Canberra Alicia Payne MP planning to co-sponsor a private member's bill to repeal the Howard-era Andrews bill when parliament resumes later this month.