Aids and HIV

Prominent HIV advocate David Polson, who was was one of the first 400 men diagnosed with HIV in Australia in the 1980s, has been remembered as a community warrior at a service in Sydney.

There are fears millions of people could die from preventable diseases after Donald Trump signed an executive order halting billions of dollars worth of USAID.  

The Asia Pacific region has the largest HIV epidemic outside of Africa and advocates fear an end to US aid could make matters worse.

As mpox cases continue to rise across Australia, a gay venue in Perth is offering free vaccinations and screening in a bid to get ahead of a potential outbreak.

HIV numbers have continued a downward trend and experts say we're closing in on ‘virtual elimination of the virus’.

Barry McCluskey was the first known Australian nurse to contract HIV, but he never let his illness define him.

The Philippines has seen a 411 per cent increase in daily HIV cases in a little over a decade. Experts blame conservatism and shame.

Timothy Conigrave's 1995 memoir is an absolutely devastating story of Australia's AIDS epidemic — but its stage adaptation centres joy and love.

Despite homophobia, cultural taboos and misinformation, when beloved gay uncle Rossy Smith died of AIDS, it changed First Nations health forever.

Three of Australia's leading COVID-19 experts share their personal safety strategies and reflect on what must happen if we're to blunt the growing health crisis the pandemic is causing — and prepare for the next one.

The country's aids council says the number of new infections has nearly doubled in one year.

The rate of new HIV infections has halved across the country, as around 29,500 people are living with the virus in Australia.

Mark Mendoza talks about World Aids Day and says this is an important day to recognise and support people living with HIV.

Advocates say a large part of the challenge of living with HIV isn't treatment, it's society's deeply ingrained stigma. On World AIDS Day, people living with HIV share what it's like disclosing their status and why it's time for a new narrative. 

'Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed' documentary directed by Stephen Kijak looks at the life and works of Hollywood star Rock Hudson.

Three decades after the legendary Queen frontman's death, more than 250 snaps from his personal albums are released publicly for the first time, painting a new picture of a world only his "nearest and dearest" knew until now.

It's time for Australia to drop visa restrictions for migrants living with HIV, advocates say.

Health Equity Matters CEO Darryl O'Donnell says the laws are "decades out of date" and create a culture of fear when it comes to testing for the virus.

Australia is one of only around 40 countries with visa restrictions for people living with HIV. Advocates want that to end.

New figures show Australia is on the way to becoming one of the first countries in the world to 'virtually eliminate' the spread of HIV.