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Welcome to Talkabout online. You can now read the entire magazine just as it appears in print, ads and all, through your web browser. The July 2011 issue of Talkabout (number 172) launched a colourful redesign and bright new features. Click here to view animated issues of Talkabout

You can also view Talkabout in regular HTML. Please use the drop down menus below to choose selected articles from our archives.

Love Game

From the Feb-Mar 2010 issue of Talkabout

Greg Page fastens his seatbelt on the roller coaster of love for another wild, crazy ride that even heartbreak, hot guys and HIV can’t make him stay away from.

Tags: Disclosure, Relationships, Technology and HIV

Mardi Gras memories

From the Feb-Mar 2010 issue of Talkabout

Ross recalls the long history of Mardi Gras parade and party, and its reflection of our response to HIV in Australia.

Tags: Living with HIV, Mardi Gras

In another language

From the Feb-Mar 2010 issue of Talkabout

José left his native Peru for a new life in Australia. Here, he shares his story of being diagnosed with HIV in his new country and the support and confidence he found in the Genesis workshop.

Tags: Living with HIV, Peer support and friendship

So Can You Cook? No 39 - Saturday is takeaway!

From the Feb-Mar 2010 issue of Talkabout

It doesn’t matter whether you watch the morning programs on TV or the so-called current affairs programs at night, there is bound to be someone, at some stage, telling you what you should, or more often than not, should not eat. Tim Alderman shares his thoughts on a healthy diet.

Tags: Healthy living, Recipes

Remembering Robert Attwood

From the Feb-Mar 2010 issue of Talkabout

On 6 January 2010, people with HIV in NSW lost a good friend and valuable community service worker when Robert Attwood died at home. He had been sick for the last few years with motor neurone disease.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

From the Dec-Jan 2009 issue of Talkabout

It’s as traditional as having a big party on NYE, singing “Auld Lang Syne” out of key and kissing someone you will probably regret in the morning – yes, it’s the new year’s resolution. Greg Page dons his party hat and party blower to ring out the old and ring in the new!

Tags: Living with HIV

Volunteering their story

From the Dec-Jan 2009 issue of Talkabout

Mike O’Keeffe, 56, diagnosed HIV-positive in 1995, met Gus Beadie, 48, a recent import from Glasgow, through the Community Support Network (CSN). It soon became apparent that they had many similarities and common interests. Both come from rich life experiences and a strong bond developed. They shared their story with Saysana Sirimanotham.

Tags: Community Support Network (CSN), Living with HIV

A noble journey

From the Dec-Jan 2009 issue of Talkabout

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil recently visited Australia on a whirlwind tour to promote the Lakshya Trust. Here he tells Kevin Pyle about the outreach and support work that won the 2006 UNAIDS Civil Society Award
and continues to help countless people in Gujarat.

Tags: Preventing transmission

Our journey continues

From the Dec-Jan 2009 issue of Talkabout

The Karumah Positive Live-In Workshop was recently held at Pacific Palms. This weekend allowed people with HIV and their carers to get away for some fun social activities and educational workshops. Here, two attendees share their personal experiences of this invaluable rural retreat.

Tags: Living with HIV

Positive recognition

From the Dec-Jan 2009 issue of Talkabout

Friday, 20 November, was a big day in Hanoi. It was the day that the Vietnamese Government officially recognised VNP+, the Vietnamese Network of People Living with HIV. Rob Lake reports.

Tags: Southeast Asia and HIV

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