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The Hawke cabinet backed the release of Australia's first national strategy for fighting AIDS, setting a template for how we managed the disease.
The issue of HIV rates increasing for Indigenous Australians is a key focus for World Aids Day and next year's Sydney Festival.
From losing both her parents to living in an AIDS-ravaged refugee camp, Riziki Kokombe has had to overcome her fair share of obstacles. But the 19-year-old says it's motivated her to work in healthcare in her adopted home Australia.
The vaccine will now be tested in southern Africa to see whether it prevents HIV infection.
Reports of an HIV epidemic in Far North Queensland overstate what's happening, says the health department.
Lebogang Motsumi, 27, still remembers the moment when she learnt she had contracted HIV from a man a decade her senior.
More than 25,000 people in Australia are living with HIV, but self-testing kits are yet to be approved by the regulatory body.
While testing and treatment for HIV is available in the region, a lack of awareness of the disease, coupled with a fear of discrimination is preventing people from getting diagnosed.
The theme of the 30th World AIDS Day, which shows support for people living with HIV and commemorates those who have died, is 'Know your Status'.
The HIV community and visitors to Melbourne have gathered at Federation Square to hold a minute's silence for victims of the MH17 tragedy.
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