Australian Associated Press (AAP) described a method of suicide in an article about euthanasia in 'Group makes pill to end their lives' on 01.11.05. This is the sixth separate AAP news report in recent months, which has featured explicit details of suicide or self-harm.

SANE Australia wrote to Mr Stuart Parker, Head of news and finance at AAP on 08.11.05, referring him to the Australian Government's guidelines on reporting suicide. The guidelines advise that media reports should avoid describing the method of suicide to reduce the potential for imitation.

SANE Australia also urged AAP to encourage help-seeking behaviour in its readers by including helpline numbers.