<p>Australia-first laws provide a third legal option other than burial and cremation for the treatment of bodies</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Several New South Wales MPs say they want their own bodies turned into “human compost” after Australian-first laws were passed allowing the unusual practice.</p><p>The laws, passed on Wednesday, provide a third legal option other than burial and cremation for the treatment of bodies.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/nsw-passes-human-compost-laws-with-several-mps-saying-they-will-utilise-practice-after-they-die">Continue reading...</a>
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NSW passes ‘human compost’ laws with several MPs saying they will utilise practice after they die
<p>Australia-first laws provide a third legal option other than burial and cremation for the treatment of bodies</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Several New South Wales MPs say they want their own bodies turned into “human compost” after Australian-first laws were passed allowing the unusual practice.</p><p>The laws, passed on Wednesday, provide a third legal option other than burial and cremation for the treatment of bodies.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/nsw-passes-human-compost-laws-with-several-mps-saying-they-will-utilise-practice-after-they-die">Continue reading...</a>