Katter’s Australian Party Leader Robbie Katter argues that the lack of palliative care specialists in North Queensland goes against the Government’s proposed euthanasia laws to provide dignity in death.
Figures reveal an almost 70 per cent shortfall to nationally-recommended standards of palliative care specialists in these areas is due to state government under-funding.
Mr Katter believes this shortfall means more sick Queenslanders would feel compelled to seek out voluntary assisted dying should the laws pass in September.