JOY Drive

8 Aug 2024

Critical Care: Nurses on the frontline of Australia’s AIDS Crisis – New Book!

Health, History, LGBTIQA+ Community, Literature, Medicine, News & Politics

History is so important and for the LGBTIQ+ community, often much of it isn’t documented or is fragmented in people’s personal stories.

In the 1980’s the community was decimated by the arrival of HIV.

It impacted frontline nurses and the community in ways that perhaps we never really understood – until now!

Geraldine Fela is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University. Geraldine has researched and written a new book titles Critical Care – Nurses on the frontline of Australia’s AIDS Crisis.

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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7 Nov 2025

Associate Professor Theresa Larkin: Sneezes, Itches and Allergies Explained

Diet and Nutrition, Environment, Health

Spring in Australia means pollen, sneezes and endless antihistamines, but what’s really happening inside our immune system when allergies hit? Associate ...

7 Nov 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: The Internet’s Mayor and the Politics of Virality

News & Politics, Politics, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has been dubbed “the Internet’s Mayor”. His joyful, viral campaign is turning local politics ...

7 Nov 2025

David Martin Harris: Celebrating Queer Storytelling at the Melbourne Awards

LGBTIQA+ Community, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival has been named a finalist in this year’s Melbourne Awards, recognising its role as a ...