Last reviewed and updated: 3 February 2010
National Organisations
A variety of useful links including national research centres, peak bodies for sex workers, Injecting drug users and people living with HIV/AIDS, the wesbites of related organisations, consumer groups, and sites for HIV positive people. Australian-based International development agencies are listed in the International links section.
State and Territory Organisations
Links to AIDS Councils, people living with HIV/AIDS, sex worker organisations and other groups in your state or territory. These organisations can provide information and resources and can also refer you to local HIV groups, HIV testing clinics etc. Many of these groups welcome volunteer assistance.
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National Organisations
The AIDS Trust of Australia This national AIDS Charity raises awareness and distributes grants for care, support, education and research.
AIVLThe Australian Intravenous League and National Hepatitis C Program. Peak organisation representing State and Territory drug user groups.
ASHM The Australasian Society for HIV Medicine.
The Australian Hepatitis Council website provides information on viral hepatitis to people with hepatitis C, their families, friends and carers.
The Australian Health Promotion Association The peak health promotion body for people interested or involved in the practice, research and study of health promotion.
ARCSHS Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society
Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing
Consumers' Health Forum The national peak organisation providing a voice for all health consumers. The site has a variety of publications on health consumer rights and some useful links.
Diversity Health Institute Clearinghouse is a central access point for information on multicultural health in Australia and contains a number of databases for easy searching, including services, resources, research, training and events.
Health Translations Directory This directory, an initiative of the Victorian Department of Human Services, links to multilingual health resources.
HIV/AIDS Positive Stories Personal stories, images, message board for people living with HIV
HIV/AIDS & Hepatitis C Information Website This is a multilingual website with HIV/AIDS and Hep C information in a number of community languages. Languages used include: Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Croation, English, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Tagaolog, Thai Turkish and Vietnamese. The site has been set up by the Multicultural HIV AIDS Project.
HREOC Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission
National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
NCHECR National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
NCHSR National Centre in HIV Social Research
OzPoz For HIV Positive gay men
The Scarlet Alliance Peak body for sex worker organisations
Workforce Development Program website
World AIDS Day Every year on December 1. This site lists World AIDS Day events around Australia and includes information about the history of the epidemic.
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State and Territory links
Australian Capital Territory
AIDS Action Council of the ACT
Health Department: www.health.act.gov.au
People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) ACT
Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) ACT
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New South Wales
ADAHPS ADAHPS is a state-wide service that assists in the care and management of people with HIV and complex needs. Typically, clients may have a diagnosis of AIDS Dementia or a psychiatric illness complicating their HIV infection.
AIDS Council of NSW ACON is a non-government organisation based in the gay & lesbian communities and providing services to members of those communities including Indigenous people, transgender people and injecting drug users, to all people living with HIV/AIDS and to sex workers. Services include information, HIV support, referral, housing and legal advice, and a women's project.
Albion Street Centre The Albion Street Centre, a facility of South East Health deals exclusively with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C clinical management, counselling, research, prevention and education. The Centre provides free HIV testing, services for people with HIV and has an extensive library.
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation Financial assistance for people with HIV
Health Department: www.health.nsw.gov.au
Heterosexual HIV/AIDS Service (PozHet) a statewide NSW funded service that provides HIV/AIDS resources for positive women, positive men, their partners & family members.
Positive Life NSW
People With Disabilities (NSW) Inc. (PWD) A state peak disability rights and advocacy organisation. Services include a Disability Services and Neglect Hotline, a Disability Complaints Service, and a newsletter.
Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) NSW
Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service of NSW
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Northern Territory
Health Department: www.health.nt.gov.au
Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council
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Queensland
Gay & Lesbian Welfare Association (GLWA)
Health Department: www.health.qld.gov.au
Spiritus Positive Directions
Queensland Association for Healthy Communities Inc. (was Queensland AIDS Council until June 2006)
Queensland Positive People
Queensland Injectors Health Network (QUIHN)
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South Australia
AIDS Council of South Australia
Health Department: www.health.sa.gov.au
Gay and Lesbian Community Services of SA
People Living WIth HIV/AIDS (PLWHA SA)
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Tasmania
Gay and Lesbian Support and Information (referral page from Gay & Lesbian Counselling & Information Service)
Health Department: www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/
Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases
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Victoria
HIV, Hepatitis & STI Education + Resource Centre A state-wide community resource centre on HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and sexually transmissible diseases hosted be the Alfred Hospital
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (Vic)
Health Department: www.dhs.vic.gov.au
People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA Vic)
Positive Women Victoria
Straight Arrows Straight Arrows is a group providing information and support for HIV positive heterosexual men and women and their families.
Victorian AIDS Council /Gay Men's Health Centre
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Western Australia
Gay and Lesbian Community Services WA
Health Department: www.health.wa.gov.au
WA AIDS Council
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