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On the evening of December 1, 1988, the first ever World AIDS Day, hundreds of people packed into the Martin Place amphitheatre in Sydney for …

Sydney’s trans and gender diverse communities will commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance tomorrow (Wednesday, 20 November) with a range of events.  2019 is the 20th …

Over 26,000 people in Australia are currently living with HIV.

On this day, we pay tribute to the memory of our lovers and friends we have lost to HIV/AIDS.

NTAHC, the first regional AIDS council in Australia, continues to be the only not for profit organisation providing services and information for people living with or affected by blood borne viruses such as HIV, AIDS and hepatitis C.

Along with vigils, World AIDS Day in Queensland was marked by the announcement that along with Queensland Positive People and four other NGOs, the Queensland AIDS Council will share in $8m in HIV funding. This will see a partial restoration in funding following cuts made to the organisation three years ago.

Large crowds turned out as Brisbane saw the return of a World AIDS Day candlelight vigil for the first time in seven years.