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Two people reach out to touch the tree of life and hope surrounded by dragonflies, frogs, birds and a butterfly representing an Aboriginal depiction of the cycle of life and the role people must play to ensure an AIDS free future. Colour lithograph by Zane Saunders, March 1993.

The community responds : AIDS / prepared for the 3rd National Conference - Local Government and Community Development by the Department of Community Services and  Health.

A group of women and a child stand with their arms around each other wearing dresses representing unity and strength; advertising a support group for HIV positive women by the AIDS Action Council of the ACT, Australia. Colour lithograph.

A multi-coloured wavy background with two black silhouettes reaching toward each other and an eye in between them; one of a series of [5] Aboriginal posters entitled 'Everybody's Business' concerning 'Caring for People with AIDS' commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services. Colour lithograph by Bronwyn Bancroft, 1992.

A couple wearing t-shirts with the slogan 'Be Safe Be Sure' with information on how to find out about safe sex and AIDS by the Department of Community Services and Health, Canberra. Colour lithograph by The Artworks.

[Printed letter from Henry, Duke of Gloucester, sent out in thanks for help in his Penny-a-week fund for the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John. Government House, Canberra is given as the sender's address].

A horizontal pink condom inscribed with the words 'Cover yourself against AIDS'; advertisement for safe sex by the Commonwealth Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services. Colour lithograph.

A group of men look up as they join arms in a ring representing an advertisement for the Positive Support Network for people living with HIV/AIDS by ACT PLWA and the AIDS Action Council. Colour lithograph.

A green field littered with a variety of figures with fireworks representing a celebration of Canberra's gay and lesbian community by the AIDS Action Council and Department of Health and Community Care. Colour lithograph by Kath McCann, 1995.

History of medicine in Canberra and Queanbeyan and their hospitals / edited by A.J. Proust.

A stippled image of two men kissing representing an advertisement for safe sex and drug use by the AIDS Action Council of the ACT with the assistance of ACT Health. Lithograph.

A central circle with four penis-like extensions surrounded by numerous small circles and flower shapes in each corner; one of a series of Aboriginal posters entitled 'Everybody's Business' concerning 'Education about AIDS' commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health. Colour lithograph by Bronwyn Bancroft, 1992.

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A green field littered with a variety of figures with fireworks representing a celebration of Canberra's gay and lesbian community by the AIDS Action Council and Department of Health and Community Care. Colour lithograph by Kath McCann, 1995.

The community responds : AIDS / prepared for the 3rd National Conference - Local Government and Community Development by the Department of Community Services and Health.

History of medicine in Canberra and Queanbeyan and their hospitals / edited by A.J. Proust.

A stippled image of two men kissing representing an advertisement for safe sex and drug use by the AIDS Action Council of the ACT with the assistance of ACT Health. Lithograph.