Red Thread

05/03/2026

Welcome back to another series of Positive Futures. Our first episode for this year is all about the Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) and how it is helping reduce harm and save lives.

You can listen on our blog or wherever you get your podcasts.
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21/12/2025

💉Positive Futures Ep 6: Clinical care

In the final episode, we chat with Dr Peta Gardem, a clinician at the frontline of HIV care, to discuss the latest in testing and treatment options for HIV.

Department of Health, Tasmania

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17/12/2025

Positive Futures Ep 5: HIV and the Law ⚖️

This episode takes a look at HIV law in Australia. We are joined by Dr David Carter, a legal scholar at UNSW Law & Justice and the HIV AIDS Legal Centre.

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09/12/2025

Positive Futures Ep 4: Positive living

David O'keefe from Living Positive Victoria - LPV and coordinator of the positive speakers buruea joins the show to talk about the ways community organisations can help our most vulnerable.

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05/12/2025

Positive Futures Ep 3: Advocating for change

In this episode, Alex is joined by Dash Heath-Paynter, CEO of Health Equity Matters, to talk about the importance of advocacy and how national organisations like this are helping positive change happen in Australia and globally.

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03/12/2025

Fresh from the press! ✨

Red thread Issue 58 Summer 2026 is out.

📖 Read about Internal family systems, The Aurora project, Challenging gender norms in care, Doxy-PEP for STIs and Embracing change

Read online here: https://loom.ly/3Hfx33M

Receive a hard copy for yourself or your organisation: https://loom.ly/O_EvJf8

23/11/2025

🔬Positive Futures Ep 2: PrEP use in Australia

Continuing the the role of research in HIV management, this episode features Curtis Chan from the Kirby Institute and his work to understand PrEP use in Australia.

Tune in here: https://loom.ly/ick-gdc

17/11/2025

🔬Positive Futures Episode 1: The role of research

This episode investigates the role of research in our response to HIV management, featuring professor Martin Holt from the Centre for Social Research in Health.

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10/11/2025

We’re excited to announce the upcoming release of Positive Futures, a new Red thread studios podcast series exploring the idea of what a coordinated response to HIV looks like in Australia today.

Join Alex in conversation with experts from research, policy, clinical, and community sectors.

First episode to be launched next week. Stay tuned!

04/11/2025

Brian has been HIV positive for nearly 20 years. He was very surprised to hear about injectable ART and how easy it was to access.

“It’s the best advice I’ve ever had!! I just love it.”

Read more about Brian's story about exploring injectable ART as a treatment option for HIV.

https://loom.ly/ebAKVlk

Brian has been HIV positive for nearly 20 years. He was very surprised to hear about injectable ART and how easy it was to access. “It’s the best advice I’ve ever had!! I just love it.” Contrary to information Brian had received, the injection was not painful. Admittedly it was uncomfortable...