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- ↑ LGBTI Health Alliance Farewells Talbot, Star Observer, 5 November 2013
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- ↑ LGBTI groups hopeful of progress under Coalition Archived 25 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Gay News Network, 9 September 2013.
- ↑ National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Ageing and Aged Care Strategy, Department of Health (Australia), 15 March 2013
- ↑ New Report highlights gaps in Australia’s intersex health care Archived 25 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Gay News Network, 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Health Alliance calls for implementation of Intersex Report Archived 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine , LOTL.
- ↑ Media Release: LGBTI Alliance releases mental health report: shocked by mainstream services’ attitudes Archived 2 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine , National LGBTI Health Alliance, 15 August 2011.
- ↑ Leading groups join push for LGBTI suicide prevention strategy, Star Observer, 10 September 2013.
- ↑ Report identifies way forward for LGBTI health Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Warren Entsch MP, 28 November 2012.
- ↑ Medicare is now sex and gender neutral, Organisation Intersex International Australia, 24 July 2013
- ↑ All Gender Discrimination to be Removed from Medicare , Joint Press Release, The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP Minister for Health, Minister for Medical Research and Senator The Hon Jan McLucas, Minister for Human Services, 24 July 2014
- ↑ LGBTI health under the spotlight, Star Observer, 11 April 2013
- ↑ Health in Difference, Joy 94.9
- ↑ Intersex health – Morgan Carpenter’s presentation to Health in Difference conference, Organisation Intersex International Australia, 22 April 2013
- ↑ Reynolds to lead National LGBTI Health Alliance, Star Observer, 10 December 2013
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