No relief for the terminally-ill

Ute Schulenberg
Updated November 22 2017 - 12:56pm, first published November 20 2017 - 2:30pm
DWD Vice President, Shayne Higson (on left) and DWD member Stan Malicki with other supporters on the morning of the debate of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill outside NSW Parliament. Photo: TONY COLEING
DWD Vice President, Shayne Higson (on left) and DWD member Stan Malicki with other supporters on the morning of the debate of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill outside NSW Parliament. Photo: TONY COLEING

The feeling of being gutted is still with Shayne Higson, days after the devastation of watching NSW Upper House MPs vote down a bill to introduce voluntary assisted dying laws, by one single vote.

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Ute Schulenberg

Ute Schulenberg

Journalist

Journalism was always my plan but plans being what they are, I did not get to realise it until my early 40s ... and have loved every minute since. For me community journalism is the most intimate and honest place to be in this field - telling the stories of people I live with, side-by-side, every day. It is an honour.

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