Talkabout: Where we speak for ourselves

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Welcome to Talkabout the bimonthly magazine produced by Positive Life NSW. In this online version of the magazine you can view selected articles from current and previous issues. While not every issue is available online yet, articles are continually being added and we endeavour to have as many issues of Talkabout online as soon as possible.

Positive Life NSW members receive a free hard copy of Talkabout magazine by mail, please view our membership section for more information. If you wish to subscribe to Talkabout without becoming a member please view our subscriptions for non-members section.

Talkabout is made possible by subscriptions, advertising revenue, donations and a grant under the State/Commonwealth AIDS Program. Talkabout thanks the many volunteers without whom the publication would not be possible. All views expressed are the opinions of authors and not necessarily those of Positive Life NSW, its management or members.

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A fair and flexible safety net

Rises in the cost of living have led to concerns that people on low incomes – particularly those dependent on the maximum rate of pension with few assets – may be finding it harder to make ends meet. Lance Feeney on the pension review.

Ask Ingrid: Health & Fitness

Ingrid has the answers to your questions about exercising and staying fit.

So can you cook? No 32 - Tiny Morsels

Tim Alderman shows us how to bake the perfect cupcake.

Highlights from Mexico

Jae Condon on the International AIDS Conference.

Make it work

Glenn Flanagan on navigating employment and HIV.

Swings and Roundabouts

Lance Feeney on whether much needed recognition of same-sex relationships may cause hardship.

Prevention beyond condoms

What’s news in Microbicides and Biomedical HIV Prevention? Neil McKellar-Stewart reports on the recent Microbicides, Gender and Vulnerability and HIV Biomedical Prevention Symposium organised by The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical Research (NCHECR) and the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO).

Magistrate's ruling undermines public health

Kane Matthews on how criminalisation of people with HIV is counterproductive.

Positive heterosexuals and doctors

Asha Persson on findings from the second phase of the Straightpoz study. This article explores the Straightpoz participants’ relationship with HIV doctors, as well as their rather different experiences of interacting with the general health sector.

Is it really funny?

Jason Appleby on how South Park does HIV.