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Gaywaves report on proposed HIV/AIDS legislation

1985

Gaywaves report on proposed HIV/AIDS legislation

1985

  • NFSA ID2Z2JG3Q8
  • TypeRadio
  • MediumAudio
  • FormSeries
  • GenresLGBTQI, Current affairs
  • Year1985

Sydney gay and lesbian radio program Gaywaves presenter Dietmar Hollman reports in November 1985 on proposed legislation (which would become the 1985 Public Health Proclaimed Diseases Amendment Act) that would require doctors to notify the New South Wales Health Department of HIV-positive patients.

The report features interviews with activist John Cazan, Sydney City councillors Craig Johnston and Brian McGahen and New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Board president Carmel Niland.

Courtesy of
2SER 107.3

Sydney gay and lesbian radio program Gaywaves presenter Dietmar Hollman reports in November 1985 on proposed legislation (which would become the 1985 Public Health Proclaimed Diseases Amendment Act) that would require doctors to notify the New South Wales Health Department of HIV-positive patients.

The report features interviews with activist John Cazan, Sydney City councillors Craig Johnston and Brian McGahen and New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Board president Carmel Niland.

Courtesy of
2SER 107.3
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