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Health Equity Matters Health Equity Matters is the peak national organisation for Australia’s community HIV response.

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June 5 is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day. Today we honour long-term survivors of HIV and recognise their needs, c...
05/06/2026

June 5 is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day.

Today we honour long-term survivors of HIV and recognise their needs, challenges and journeys.

To discover why this day of observance it is held on June 5, head to NAPWHA’s website here: https://napwha.org.au/long-term-survivors-awareness-day-2026/

Scarlet Alliance - Australian S*x Workers Association | Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL | Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC | ACON | Meridian ACT | TasCAHRD | Thorne Harbour Health | SAMESH | WAAC | NTAHC

New podcast alert! 🎧 https://bit.ly/4fnDJtj 🎧In this HIV Australia podcast, we’re joined by Harrison Sarasola, Manager, ...
03/06/2026

New podcast alert! 🎧 https://bit.ly/4fnDJtj 🎧

In this HIV Australia podcast, we’re joined by Harrison Sarasola, Manager, HIV and Community Health Programs at Health Equity Matters, to discuss the Peer-led Contact Tracing pilot project.

We unpack the rationale behind a peer-led approach, how the model evolved from its original design and the realities of implementing it within complex health system structures.

We also explore what this could mean for the future of HIV contact tracing in Australia.

NAPWHA | Scarlet Alliance - Australian S*x Workers Association | Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL | Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC | ACON | Meridian ACT | TasCAHRD | Thorne Harbour Health | SAMESH | WAAC | NTAHC

June 2 is International Wh**es' Day (also known as International S*x Workers’ Day). This is a day to celebrate the s*x w...
02/06/2026

June 2 is International Wh**es' Day (also known as International S*x Workers’ Day). This is a day to celebrate the s*x worker community and reflect on challenges the community has faced and continues to face.

Health Equity Matters celebrates and stands in solidarity with all s*x workers around the world and will continue to engage with and support s*x worker organisations in both our domestic and international work.

To find out about why the day is celebrated on June 2, see Scarlet Alliance - Australian S*x Workers Association website here: https://scarletalliance.org.au/event/international-whores-day/2026-06-02/

NAPWHA | Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL | Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC | ACON | Meridian ACT | TasCAHRD | Thorne Harbour Health | SAMESH | WAAC | NTAHC

Today marks the beginning of a time of healing and reconciliation in Australia. Beginning with National Sorry Day, toda...
25/05/2026

Today marks the beginning of a time of healing and reconciliation in Australia.

Beginning with National Sorry Day, today we reflect on the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, who are known as the Stolen Generations.

It is a day to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our nation.

This is followed by National Reconciliation Week which takes place from 27 May–3 June.

National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation.

The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2026 is ‘All In’. This is a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day.

Learn more about National Reconciliation Week here: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/

NACCHO Aboriginal Health Australia | NAPWHA | Scarlet Alliance - Australian S*x Workers Association | Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL | Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC | ACON | Meridian ACT | TasCAHRD | Thorne Harbour Health | SAMESH | WAAC | NTAHC

25/05/2026

Introducing the HIV FUTURES Impact report!

HIV FUTURES monitors the health, wellbeing, and life experiences of people living with HIV (PLHIV). It is the largest and longest running study of its kind in the world, having first launched in 1997.

This report, created in partnership with NAPWHA, Health Equity Matters and ASHM, explores the ways the HIV FUTURES studies have been used by the HIV sector, particularly the community-based sector, in informing policy development, advocacy work and service delivery.

https://opal.latrobe.edu.au/ndownloader/files/62900662

We’re partnering with Consumers Health Forum of Australia on a national survey about stigma and discrimination in health...
24/05/2026

We’re partnering with Consumers Health Forum of Australia on a national survey about stigma and discrimination in healthcare.

Share your experience here:
https://australiashealthpanel.limesurvey.net/861536?token=HSuSc

The survey is open until 31 May 2026. It is open to anyone who has used healthcare services in Australia in the past 12 months.

NAPWHA | Scarlet Alliance - Australian S*x Workers Association | Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL | Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC | ACON | Meridian ACT | TasCAHRD | Thorne Harbour Health | SAMESH | WAAC | NTAHC

Today is the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ discrimination, known by most as IDAHOBIT.A significant day for our comm...
16/05/2026

Today is the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ discrimination, known by most as IDAHOBIT.

A significant day for our communities, today is an invitation to celebrate LGBTIQA+ people globally, and recognise the work still needed to combat discrimination.

The International Day Against LGBTQIA+ discrimination is observed on 17 May, marking the date in 1990 that homos*xuality was removed from the WHO Classification of Diseases.

Read more here: https://www.idahobit.org.au/news/the-history-of-IDAHOBIT-may-17/

NAPWHA | Scarlet Alliance - Australian S*x Workers Association | Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL | WAAC | NTAHC | ACON | Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC | Meridian ACT | TasCAHRD | SAMESH | Thorne Harbour Health

This Sunday 17 May is the AIDS Candlelight Memorial. A significant and solemn day for our communities, this is a time to...
15/05/2026

This Sunday 17 May is the AIDS Candlelight Memorial.

A significant and solemn day for our communities, this is a time to gather, pause and remember the lives lost to AIDS.

Major local events in Australia, featuring candlelight vigils and community services, can be found on NAPWHA’s website here: https://napwha.org.au/aids-candlelight-memorial-2026/

Scarlet Alliance - Australian S*x Workers Association | Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL | NTAHC | WAAC | SAMESH | Thorne Harbour Health | TasCAHRD | Meridian ACT | ACON | Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC

Tuesday’s Federal Budget ensures Australia’s robust HIV response continues, with funding announcements that will enable ...
12/05/2026

Tuesday’s Federal Budget ensures Australia’s robust HIV response continues, with funding announcements that will enable PrEP and treatment access for everyone in Australia who is eligible for them.

The budget papers confirm an investment of $52 million over four years to ensure Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is affordable to everyone in Australia.

Discover more highlights from the Federal Budget in our media release: https://bit.ly/4dnevsw

We thank the Albanese government and the Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Ageing for their continued support in Australia’s HIV response.

Internationally, we also recognise the Albanese government’s recent commitments of $48 million for Pacific HIV responses and $266 million over three years to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. We appreciate the continued support from Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs in working to protect Australia’s health security and the health of the family of Pacific Island Countries we belong to.

Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) | NAPWHA | Scarlet Alliance - Australian S*x Workers Association | Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL | Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC | ACON | Meridian ACT | Thorne Harbour Health | TasCAHRD | SAMESH | WAAC | NTAHC

Australia’s largest LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing survey is now open!https://tinyurl.com/PrivateLives4 If you’re LGBTIQA...
11/05/2026

Australia’s largest LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing survey is now open!

https://tinyurl.com/PrivateLives4

If you’re LGBTIQA+, 18+ and living in Australia, click the link and take the survey.

The team from Rainbow Health Australia at the Australian Research Centre in S*x, Health and Society are looking for LGBTIQA+ adults to answer questions about their health, wellbeing, lives, challenges, joys and communities.

This survey is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. It will help inform policy, advocacy, service providers, health professionals and more about the needs, strengths and priorities of LGBTIQA+ adults in Australia.

NAPWHA | Scarlet Alliance - Australian S*x Workers Association | Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL | Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC | ACON | Meridian ACT | Thorne Harbour Health | TasCAHRD | SAMESH | WAAC | NTAHC

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