HIV/AIDS: why we still need to ACT UP
Finding a cure should be front and centre of our national response to HIV – but unfortunately it is not, writes James May, who has been living with the virus for over 20 years.
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Why all eyes are on Labor’s Trevor Ross and the bellwether seat of Lindsay
Features editor Makayla Muscat meets candidate for the seat of Lindsay, Trevor Ross, who aims to secure the seat for the ALP. If he does, the ramifications could be felt across Australia.
What it’s like to be a volunteer in a high-stakes election campaign
Ahead of the 2022 federal election, The Sentinel sat down with three election volunteers to take a peek into what’s it’s like to help out during an election campaign.
LGBTIQ+ voters take their concerns to the polling booth
A new survey highlights the fact that issues of importance to the LGBTIQ+ community and their allies can and will help influence the 2022 federal election outcome.
NSW to establish nation’s first LGBTIQ health centre
In an unprecedented commitment to the health of LGBTIQ communities, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has announced the state’s first ever LGBTIQ Health Strategy – which will include the establishment of a dedicated LGBTIQ health centre.
New Covid restrictions announced for NSW as Omicron outbreak explodes
New Covid-19 restrictions are being introduced in NSW to help deal with an explosion in Omicron cases, despite claims by Premier Dominic Perrottet that “the health system remains strong”.
Covid-19: ‘Thanks for nothing, Domicron and Scotty from marketing’
As state and federal governments abrogate their Covid responsibilities and the Omicron outbreak balloons, Delmore Dellmore breaks down what’s happened and why.
We need better healthcare services for suicidal intersex, trans and gender diverse people
Sex and Gender Education (SAGE) Australia has completed a three-year research project into suicide in sex and/or gender diverse (SGD) communities – and identified much-needed training and education for health professionals.
Affirmative Consent Bill welcomed – but NSW Govt ‘needs to go further’
Sexual assault survivors have welcomed the passing of the Affirmative Consent Bill through the NSW Lower House – but there are calls for the government to do more to prevent sexual violence.
Covid-19 testing nurse slams lack of health staff
Eighteen months since the first local cases of Covid-19, frontline health workers say the NSW health system is “on the brink”.
Of biological clocks and climate change
As climate targets continue to be ignored and the climate crisis intensifies, biological clocks are winding down, writes Clare Hennessy.
All but critical retail to close, as stubborn Covid outbreak grows
Harsh new lockdown restrictions have been announced for Greater Sydney, after NSW recorded 111 new cases of Covid-19 and another death.
Premier announces restrictions to curb new Covid outbreak
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a raft of Covid-19 restrictions in a bid to curb a new outbreak in Sydney.
Vaccine rollout a barrel of porkies
John Moyle brings some much needed clarity to Australia’s bungled vaccine rollout and ScoMo’s serpentine promises
Sentinel among news outlets blocked by Facebook
Despite being a small, local publication and a newcomer to the media landscape, the Sydney Sentinel has not avoided the wrath of Facebook, which today blocked a raft of media outlets in protest at the federal government’s Media Bargaining law.