| Information about HIV/AIDS, living with HIV, and HIV treatments |
| HIV treatments |
PIP - Positive Information for Patients
Almost 700 pages of informative fact sheets for positive people on many subjects, published by the Australasian Institute for HIV Medicine.
Health InSite
An Australian government site which provides links to up-to-date, quality-assured information about a range of health topics, including HIV/AIDS.
Treataware
NAPWA's HIV clinical trials and health and treatments information website.
Australian Clinical Trials Registry
NHMRC-funded site with searchable database of clinical trials being undertaken in Australia.
Aidsmap
(UK)
This comprehensive and authoritative UK-based site has information about treatments, side effects, research, and many other HIV-related issues.
The Body (US)
Extensive archive of articles from HIV-related publications in the United States and elsewhere, plus discussion forums and other resources.
Centers for Disease Control (USA)
HIV InSite (USA)
Project Inform (USA)
AIDSmeds.com (USA)
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| Living with HIV |
HIV/AIDS Positive Stories
Extensive Australian-developed archive of reader-contributed stories by people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
HIV Futures
Large-scale social research project examining the lived experience of people living with HIV/AIDS in Australia.
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| Information in other languages |
Multicultural HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Service
Information in the Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, English, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Portuguese, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese languages. |
| Conferences |
Health in Difference Conference 2005 (Melbourne, 21-23 January 2005)
ASHM Conference 2005 (Hobart, 24-27 August 2004)
NAPWA Conference 2005
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| Connecting with HIV-positive people and services in your area |
| ACT |
People Living with HIV/AIDS ACT (PLWHA ACT) 
ACT PLWHA group.
AIDS Action Council of ACT
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| Queensland |
Queensland Positive People (QPP)
Queensland PLWHA group, with local offices in Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast, Mackay, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast, Townsville.
Queensland AIDS Council (QuAC)
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| NSW — statewide |
Positive Life NSW (PLWHA NSW)
Statewide PLWHA group.
PozHet
(Positive Heterosexuals)
Australia’s largest peer education program for straight men and women with HIV/AIDS.
AIDS Council of New South Wales (ACON)
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation Inc. (BGF)
Direct financial assistance, equipment loans, and assistance in returning to employment.
HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC)
Community legal centre specialising in HIV-related legal matters.
ADAHPS - AIDS Dementia & HIV Psychiatry Service
Statewide service assisting in the care and management of people with HIV and complex needs including dementia and psychiatric illness.
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| NSW — Sydney |
Luncheon Club
Regular free lunches, food and essentials for people living with HIV/AIDS.
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| NSW - Blue Mountains |
Blue Mountains People Living With HIV/AIDS
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| Victoria — statewide |
People Living With HIV/AIDS Victoria (PLWHA Vic)
Statewide PLWHA group.
Straight Arrows
Services and support for HIV+ heterosexuals and their families in Victoria,
SA and Tasmania.
Positive Women Victoria Inc.
Independent peer support and advocacy group run by women with HIV/AIDS
for women with HIV/AIDS.
Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men's, Health Centre (VAC/GMHC)
AIDS Housing Action Group (AHAG)
Housing related support services.
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| Victoria — regional |
Country AIDS Network (CAN)
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| Tasmania |
Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases (TasCAHRD)
Tasmania's primary non-government HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis body, a community based organisation which aims to reduce the risk and incidence of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases transmission and to support those affected by HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis and Related Diseases.
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| South Australia |
PLWHA (SA) Inc.
Statewide PLWHA group.
AIDS Council of South Australia (ACSA)
HIV Women's Project
A service of the SA health department to support positive women, building community and advocating for gender equity.
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| Western Australia |
HIV/AIDS Peer Advisory Network (HAPAN)
Statewide PLWHA group. (No website — call 08 9482 0000 or email hapan@waaids.com.)
Western Australian AIDS Council (WAAC)
State AIDS Council. Services for prevention of HIV and treatment and care for people living with HIV/AIDS.
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| Northern Territory |
PLWHA/NT
Territory PLWHA group. (No website — call 08 8941 1711.)
Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council (NTAHC)
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| New Zealand |
Body Positive New Zealand
New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF)
New Zealand Health Department (NZ) |
| Internet groups |
OzPoz
Australian email discussion group for people living with HIV/AIDS |
| The Australian HIV/AIDS partnership |
| Peak organisations |
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO)
Peak non-government organisation representing Australia's community-based response to HIV/AIDS. AFAO's work includes education, policy, advocacy and international projects.
National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) (this site)
National peak organisation representing people living with HIV/AIDS.
Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
National peak body of the community welfare sector, representing low income and disadvantaged people in social and economic policy matters.
Australian Hepatitis Council
National peak organisation representing people with HIV/AIDS.
Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users' League (AIVL)
National peak organisation representing drug users.
Scarlet Alliance
National peak organisation representing sex workers.
National Rural Health Alliance
Peak body working to improve the health of Australians in regional and remote areas.
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| AIDS Councils |
(See listings for each state/territory above) |
| Research organisations |
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society (ARCSHS)
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (NCHECR)
National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR)
Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2)
National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)
National Serology Reference Laboratory
Burnet Institute
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| Government |
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
The federal health department website includes information on government policy relating to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), Medicare, Public Health Outcome Funding Agreements (PHOFAs) and more.
Health Insurance Commission (Medicare)
Includes consumer-focused information about Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Department of Family and Community Services (FACS)
Responsible for government policy on welfare payments, people with disabilities, and carers.
State health departments: ACT, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, WA, NT
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
An independent government organisation working to foster greater understanding and protection of human rights in Australia and to address the human rights concerns of a broad range of individuals and groups.
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| Medical |
Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM)
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| Fundraising |
AIDS Trust of Australia |
| Consumer groups |
Consumers Health Forum
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)
The primary national voice to government that fully represents the interests of all people with disability across Australia. |
| Other PLWHA and AIDS service organisations in our region and beyond |
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World AIDS Day in Australia
Asia-Pacific PLWHA Resource Centre
Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+)
International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW)
International Council of AIDS Service Organisations (ICASO)
SEA-AIDS
Information support services and email list for people living or working with HIV/AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region.
UNDP - HIV & Development in the Asia Pacific Region (Thailand)
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