Labor pledges to refund 2Spirits Indigenous sexual health program
The $1.8 million commitment would fund four full-time staff over four years.
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AFAO welcomes $45 million federal funding commitment towards HIV prevention
“This package is the greatest boost to resources we have seen in two decades and allows us to accelerate the end of HIV transmission.”
‘Indigenous queers have been ignored, excluded, and erased’: Black Rainbow founder
Bonson detailed the difficulties he has had getting politicians to pay attention to the needs of Indigenous queer people.
New HIV diagnoses rise by 33 per cent among Indigenous people
“It could rapidly transition to a concentrated epidemic among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as has occurred among First Nations people in some provinces of Canada.”
Two Perth-based conferences to tackle Indigenous suicide prevention later this year
The conferences will feature LGBTI speakers discussing trauma and healing, bullying, and youth and LGBTI inclusion.
Alcohol and drug support program established for Brisbane sistergirls and brotherboys
The outreach program aims to support better wellbeing.
‘Total inclusion of our mob’: queer Indigenous issues take spotlight at conference
“It was empowering to see sistergirls and brotherboys presenting in aged care, suicide prevention, domestic violence, and women’s business”
One thousand more Queenslanders set to benefit from PrEP trial
The extra places mean that up to 3,000 Queenslanders will now have access to the HIV prevention drug.
Queensland and NT campaign to reverse Indigenous sexual health program cuts
The government has announced it will stop funding from June 30 to both QuAC 2 Spirits and the NTAHC Aboriginal Sexual Health program.