Press Releases
August 6, 2017
PRESS RELEASE: 1000+ elderly Australians book for Exit workshop tour
In a planned national tour beginning on 12 August in Darwin, Exit Director Dr Philip Nitschke will return to Australia to run DIY suicide workshops for the elderly. Workshops will be held in every capital, along with several regional centres. Interest in the planned series has been particularly strong, with over 1000 Exit members, average […]
August 6, 2017
PRESS RELEASE: NZ report drives interest in DIY euthanasia options
Exit International claims there will be a number of direct consequences that will flow from the release of the NZ Parliamentary Health Select Committee review into euthanasia and assisted suicide. The report fails to make any recommendations that would lead to a change in the Crimes Act that would allow any legal assistance to suicide, […]
March 17, 2016
Dr Death Seeks Melbourne Celebrity to be Gassed On Stage
Philip Nitschke’s new “Destiny” euthanasia machine will be unveiled at the Australian premiere of his show ‘Dicing with Dr Death’ in Melbourne on 3 April. A modified and updated version of his hit from the 2015 Ed Fringe, the performance looks at the growth of DIY suicide methods, giving tips to the audience on the […]
January 7, 2016
Dicing with Dr Death to have Oz Premiere at Melbourne Comedy Festival 2016
Fresh from his success at the Ed Fringe 2015, Dr Philip Nitschke is bringing his ‘Dicing with Dr Death‘ show to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for one night only. There have only ever been nine Dr Deaths, but with most of them dead and the Russian serving 12 life sentences in Siberia, Australia’s Euthanasia […]
November 27, 2015
Medical Registration Resignation Statement
I have now had a month to consider the 26 conditions the Medical Board have imposed on my medical registration, and to survey the membership of Exit International. Before commenting on several of the more onerous conditions and my planned response, I will make one general observation. The conditions the Board has sought impose on […]
October 26, 2015
PRESS RELEASE: Resolution of Complaints by the Medical Board of Australia
Exit’s Official Response to the ‘Official’ Press Release Approved by the Australian Medical Board At the end of the day, it’s all about who’s got the most money to pay the lawyers … As the incoming Director of Exit International, public health sociologist, Dr Fiona Stewart, has called the Medical Board’s gag order on her […]