Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Vale Dennis Martin

Graham Stocks — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:58:06 -0800

NAPWA acknowleges the passing of Dennis Martin and the important contribution he made to the Positive Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Network (PATSINPositive Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Network. A NAPWA-auspiced national membership-based network of Indigenous people living with HIV/AIDS.).

Black, gay and proud

Jill Sergeant — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:32:39 -0700

Black, gay and proud – this is Wilo Muwadda today. And it will be him tomorrow. But it was not always the case.

TV star's gift to Indigenous people with HIV

Paul Kidd — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:20:48 -0700

TV star Erika Heynatz has helped support a landmark cultural project to raise awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with HIV/AIDS.

‘Two Songs for Healing’

Paul Kidd — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:19:36 -0700

A landmark musical collaboration highlighting the impact of HIV/AIDS on Australia’s indigenous communities will be launched this week.

Two songs for healing

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:00:45 -0700

We are proud to present the CD Two Songs for Healing, our first fundraising project of awareness, dedicated to all those who have lived, loved and lost loved ones to HIV/AIDS.

Indigenous Convenor's Report -- April 2006

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:00:49 -0700

Report from the Indigenous Portfolio to the NAPWA Special General Meeting held on 29-30 April 2006.

Adelaide plays host to ‘the bigger picture’

Paul Kidd — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:09:13 -0800

Close to 300 people living with HIV/AIDS, their friends, partners, and service providers converged on Adelaide, South Australia for the 2005 NAPWA Conference.

The National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Opportunities for the HIV-positive community?

David Menadue — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:01:00 -0700

The 5th National HIV/AIDS strategy document — launched by health minister Tony Abbott in Sydney on June 23 — has some opportunities in it for HIV-positive people and their organisations to work at improving services and initiatives, particularly in the treatments care and support areas.

One year on: Indigenous network celebrates first birthday

Paul Kidd — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:00:57 -0700

The virusA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell. may not discriminate between race, colour or gender, but cultural and economic differences can mean that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — and their communities — experience the HIV epidemic in markedly different ways to other Australians.

HIV/AIDS and Us Mob

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:00:00 -0800

HIV/AIDS and Us Mob, a new information resource for indigenous people, was launched late last month in Alice Springs by the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAOAustralian Federation of AIDS Organisations. AFAO is the peak non-government organisation representing Australia's community-based response to HIV/AIDS. AFAO's work includes education, policy, advocacy and international projects. ), reports MICHAEL COSTELLO.