NEWS.com.au described a method of suicide in an article about euthanasia entitled 'Attempted murder act of love' on 19.12.05.

SANE Australia wrote to NEWS.com.au Editor in Chief Ms Sigrid Kirk on 05.01.06 referring her to the Australian Government's guidelines on reporting suicide and euthanasia. The guidelines advise that media reports should avoid describing the method to reduce the potential for imitation. SANE Australia also urged NEWS.com.au reporters to encourage help-seeking behaviour in its readers by including helpline numbers.