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Over a thousand men sign up to PrEP trial in Australia

Over a thousand men sign up to PrEP trial in Australia  - The Kirby Institute's trial, which has currently signed up over 1,100 men, is the largest of its kind in Australia , and the institute are hoping to recruit ...

Aboriginal elder and servicewoman Marjorie Tripp remembered

Aboriginal elder and servicewoman Marjorie Tripp remembered  - She was awarded an Officer in the Order of Australia honour in 2014 for distinguished service to Aboriginal men and women in the armed services.

NSW has highest rate of chronic kidney disease

NSW has highest rate of chronic kidney disease  - Kidney Health Australia's annual State of the Nation report said the ... rate of kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities," Ms ...

Public service victims supported, but domestic violence 'inevitable': John Lloyd

Public service victims supported, but domestic violence 'inevitable': John Lloyd  - With one in five women and one in 20 men affected by domestic violence in Australia , it is unfortunately inevitable that we have both victims of ...

My relative was a mass murderer of Aborigines. Can I make amends?'

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My relative was a mass murderer of Aborigines . Can I make amends?'  - n 2011 I made an uncomfortable discovery about my family history. I had a famous great-great-great uncle, I learned: Angus McMillan. He was an explorer of early Australia, but in recent years he has also been identified as the man responsible for a series of massacres of the Gunai (sometimes referred to as the Gunaikurnai) people of Gippsland in the south-eastern state of Victoria.

Why Australia's attempt at Indigenous reconciliation will fail

Why Australia's attempt at Indigenous reconciliation will fail  -  Australia is being held back by its unresolved relationship with its Indigenous population. Drawing on attempts at reconciliation overseas, our series ...

One-man show shines spotlight on generations of Noongar men removed from families

One-man show shines spotlight on generations of Noongar men removed from families  - After sell-out shows at the Melbourne, Adelaide and New Zealand Fringe festivals, a play about the impact of the Stolen Generation on four Noongar  ...

Calls To Make Aged Care, Dying With Dignity A Key Election Issue

Calls To Make Aged Care, Dying With Dignity A Key Election Issue  - As Australia's population becomes older , faster, this problem is expected to grow. In 2014, there were 3.4 million people over the age of 65, and ..