DonateLife Week is upon us, and Australians are being encouraged to make sure they’ve signed up.

Organ donation is an opt-in, not an opt-out situation in Australia an it’s left hundreds stranded to wait for a donor.

“There’s about 1800 people on the waiting list in Australia for an organ transplant”, Danielle Fisher told Deb.

You can register to become an organ donor online here.

Hear more highlights from Afternoons with Deborah Knight below: