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How HIV has changed since the scare campaigns of the 1980's

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HIV has gone from being a death sentence to a chronic but manageable condition. In Australia, where there is access to antiviral drugs, someone with HIV can live a normal life span.(iStockphoto/delihayat)

Bowling alleys, the Grim Reaper, intense scary voice - the HIV educational ads from the 1980's are still well known in the Australian community.

But a lot has changed since then.

Kia Handley speaks with Aly James, a Community Support Officer from Karumah, and Mathew Vaughan, Acting Director of HIV and Sexual Health at ACON, about what life looks like now for people living with HIV.

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