CJ Palmer has won an appeal against her six year jail term for passing on HIV to another person, and will now be eligible for parole in April 2019. The transgender woman was found guilty of passing on HIV to another person by failing to adequately inform them of her HIV status. For causing grievous […]
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20 Dec 2018 /
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Perth’s candlelight memorial for people affected by HIV/AIDS had it’s biggest turn out in many years, and despite pouring rain, a clear message about the respecting the past, and building upon decades of work was heard. Crowds gathered at the AIDS Memorial at Robertson Park in North Perth for the annual event which saw speakers […]
Tags: AIDS, Asanka Gunasekera, Dean Smith, Diane Lloyd, HIV, John Carey, Mark Reid, memorial, ryan oliver, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
23 May 2017 |
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Western Australia’s long awaited PrEP trial has been welcomed by HIV advocates, but many have questioned why it took so long for it to be put into place. Western Australians will gain access to PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) through a trial being coordinated by the WA AIDS Council and M Clinic. Health Minister John Day has […]
Tags: All Things Queer, Andrew Burry, Cipri Martinez, HIV, Paul Baines, PrEP, RTRFM, ryan oliver, Truvada, WA AIDS Council
8 Feb 2017 |
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On World AIDS Day, Askanka Gunasekera, Chair of the WA AIDS Council, congratulated on South Australia on their recent announcement that they would hold a trial into PrEP treatment. “This leaves Western Australia as the only major jurisdiction in Australia that has not made such arrangements. A proposal has been with the Minister for Health, […]
Tags: AIDS, Andrew Burry, Askanka Gunasekera, HIV, NAPWA, National Association of People With HIV Australia, PrEP, ryan oliver, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
8 Dec 2016 |
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Liberal Senator Dean Smith spoke at Perth’s annual candlelight vigil to remember those people who lost their lives due to HIV/AIDS. Senator Smith said the event was a time to remember and celebrate those we had loved and lost, and those who live with the virus. “For all the progress that has been made in Australia […]
Tags: AIDS, Ali Bodycoat, candelight vigil, Cyndi Lauper, Dean Smith, education, gay, Health, HIV, Intersex, Jack Bridges, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Liberal, Liz Walker, Paul Baines, ryan oliver, stigma, transgender, WA AIDS Council
16 May 2016 |
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The AIDS Candlelight Memorial will be held this Sunday at the WA AIDS Memorial in Robertson Park, North Perth. The state representatives of the National Association of People Living with HIV Australia invite everyone to attend this important community event. Ryan Oliver and Paul Baines explain below why this event is so important. […]
Tags: AIDS, candelight, Community, Dean Smith, gay, HIV, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, memorial, NAPLWHA, Paul Baines, Robertson Park, ryan oliver, trans*, transgender, WA AIDS Council, WA AIDS Memorial
10 May 2016 |
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Western Australia has a new representative for the National Association of People Living With HIV/AIDS (NAPWHA). Ryan Oliver has taken over from the previous representative*, while Paul Baines has been re-elected for a second year long term. Oliver told OUTinPerth he decided to stand for the role because he wanted to be proactive in reducing […]
Tags: Aged Care, AIDS, Health, HIV, NAPWHA, Paul Baines, PeP, PrEP, ryan oliver, stigma, WAAC
14 Apr 2016 |
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