Professor Perry said that worked out to $28.5 million a year, far short of the recommended figure of $277 million put forward by advocacy group Palliative Care Queensland.
“So they talk about [voluntary assisted dying] legislation … in countries which have these laws, only about 2 per cent of people are really into the cold decision to have a doctor help them take their lives,” he said.
“Everyone says they want a pain-free and dignified death, well for 98 per cent of people that’s a properly funded palliative care system.”
Announcing the extra funding in October, Deputy Premier…