Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has not ruled out examining reforms — just not right now — and Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has expressed her personal position — not her party’s position — against change.

Her comment underlines the crucial point that if law reforms are to occur they will happen after a conscience vote by our individual 93 state MPs and not by a vote on party lines.

This is not a party political issue, it is not a government-versus-opposition issue, but a matter of widespread community concern and interest needing the deepest consideration and decision by all 93 MPs in our parliament regardless of party label.

The starting point must be a public inquiry by our State Parliament to canvass all views and expert evidence.

This inquiry should start now.

An inquiry would accommodate the Premier’s desire to first see Victoria’s new laws at work, as those laws would naturally be examined in detail by any inquiry.

While good palliative care can work for most people, there will always be others it cannot help. They should have the choice of a good death, and not experience a bad death with intolerable suffering and pain.

We should not continue to force people to take things into their own hands because of a lack of law reform that would give them a lawful and dignified death in a strictly regulated environment.

The former Lord Mayor of Brisbane, the late Clem Jones, took this view and wanted everyone to have the choice of a good death, which is why the Clem Jones Group is backing moves for change — beginning with a parliamentary inquiry.

We have seen  law reforms in Victoria and the WA Parliament is holding an inquiry. So why not the Queensland Parliament where the issue has never really been debated at all?

It needs to happen, but it will only happen if Queenslanders tell their MPs they want it to happen.

David Muir

Chair, Clem Jones Trust

What sort of CRETINS do we have running our country at the present time?

Our Federal Government now wants to get in the game of arms dealing, opting for death and destruction rather than investing in alternative energy production, or even medical research, which could change the world for the better. 

Are there not enough countries engaged in supplying arms used to murder and maim innocent civilians?

Every night on the news we can see the oppression and destruction of innocent civilians, including children, and our Government want to be a party to that.      

Shame on you Malcolm Turnbull and your cronies, you cut funding to Health and Education in order to contribute to death, misery and mental suffering.

Is their no end to your depravity?

Ron McCullough,

Mount Isa

For once Bob Katter complains about something that I agree with.

Those stupid payments from councils to support airstrips of questionable value in support of Adani are ludicrous.

But why did Bob Katter support Adani in the first place?

Adani is a scam, supporters of it are gradually realising they have been conned.

Be brave Bob, denounce those Adani scoundrels.

When you are right, I will support you.

I will, however, not hold my breath.

George Harley, Mount Isa