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The state of Australia's sexual health

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A new report into Australia's sexual health shows an increase in gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that was once extremely rare in Australia. There has also been a huge increase in HIV within the Indigenous community with many health experts supporting national implementation of a new HIV medication.


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By Rosemary Bolger

Presented by Maridel Martinez

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A new report into Australia's sexual health shows an increase in gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that was once extremely rare in Australia. There has also been a huge increase in HIV within the Indigenous community with many health experts supporting national implementation of a new HIV medication.



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