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Gay activist says blood donor rules discriminatory

The Red Cross is being asked to explain why it is now easier for people who have been pierced, tattooed or had acupuncture to become blood donors, but not gay men.

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Blood service backs gay donor rules

The Red Cross Blood Service has rejected claims that changes to its blood donor guidelines discriminate against homosexual men.

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Bid to monitor science teacher training

The Tasmanian Parliament has passed an Opposition motion to audit the qualifications of science teachers in all state schools.

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Tas HIV cases up

Tasmania's AIDS and Hepatitis Council is worried about an alarming increase in HIV cases in the state.

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Man faces HIV infection charges

A 39-year-old man has become the first person in Tasmania to be charged with knowingly putting another person at risk of contracting HIV. The Launceston man is HIV positive and was under a Health...

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Man jailed over HIV sex

A Launceston man has been sentenced to five months in jail for putting another person at risk of contracting HIV, the first case of its kind in Tasmania.

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HIV cases on the rise

New figures show cases of HIV in Tasmania have more than doubled in the last few years.

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Tasmanian HIV rates rising

The rate of HIV transmissions is trending up in Tasmania and with World AIDS Day is on December 1, the issue of HIV/AIDS is as important today as it was 30 years ago.

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Bryce Courtenay: a brief encounter

Bryce Courtenay, the South African born advertising executive turned author, who sold more than 20 million books, died last month at home in Canberra at the age of 79. Elaine Harris recalls the...

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Fresh calls to lift ban on gay men donating blood in Tasmania to ease shortage

The Red Cross Blood Service in Tasmania is under pressure to drop its ban on accepting gay male donors as it calls for more donations to fill a winter shortage.

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