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Oral Sex, HIV and STIs

A common question asked by community members is about the risk of HIV from oral sex.  To put it as simply as possible, there is much less risk in oral sex as there is for anal or vaginal sex, but it …

Sharing a Story

This is an adaptation of an article written by Jesse Hooper that was submitted and included in the NAPWHA special publication “Through our eyes” marking the 30 year history of HIV in Australia. I reflect on those that came before us. …

Intellectual Property and the 90-90-90 Crisis

The 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS2014) held in Melbourne this year called for countries to work together towards the latest target of “90-90-90” including the reach of antiretroviral therapy to 20 million people by 2020. Therefore, it was not surprising that AIDS2014 …

Women Want PrEP too – Using International Research To Ensure Australia Is Ready

While men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the largest percentage of new HIV diagnoses in Queensland every year, the number of women being diagnosed is also increasing. Between 2000 and 2010 in Australia, the number of females living …

Speeding the Search for an HIV Cure

A cure for HIV is something that attracts widespread attention from the media, from people living with HIV, scientists and the broader community. At the 2014 International AIDS Conference in Melbourne Francoise Barre Sinoussi, President of the International AIDS Society (IAS) …

RAPID – Making HIV Testing More Convenient For Brisbane

We are always reading about HIV and what we can do to help prevent transmission, but do we really need to listen?  In Australia, it is estimated that there are up to 35,000 people living with HIV, of these people, just …