Voluntary assisted dying is being debated in the Northern Territory (NT) parliament this month. The NT is now the last jurisdiction in Australia without voluntary assisted dying laws. But it wasnât always this way. Once, the NT was a pioneer in legalising assisted dying. Hereâs whatâs happened since then, and why this time, the conversation looks very different. Itâs been nearly 30 years since the NT made history as the first jurisdiction in the world to legalise assisted dying.