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Vaccines and Viruses: A History of Pandemics

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  Wednesday 14 October 2020 by Polio Australia
  Category: Media Coverage, Memories

COVID-19 seems like a contagious virus without parallel, but Australia has been hit by devastating pandemics before. The Spanish flu killed 15,000 Australians in 1919, smallpox decimated the Aboriginal population, HIV/AIDS … Continue reading →

Neena Bhandari on SBS Hindi

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  Friday 3 January 2020 by Polio Australia
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Media Coverage, Polio Survivors' Stories

Polio survivor, Neena Bhandari spoke in two interviews on SBS Hindi, to help outreach to polio survivors from CALD backgrounds (all interviews are in Hindi).

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“Polio’s lasting effects” – The Daily Advertiser

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  Friday 4 October 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: Media Coverage

  This article was published by The Daily Advertiser

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“Paralympic swimmer Elizabeth Edmondson’s 1964 Tokyo Games record still stands 55 years on” – ABC News

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  Monday 2 September 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Media Coverage

The following article is from ABC News: At just 14, Elizabeth Edmondson became the youngest Australian to claim an individual gold medal for swimming at either an Olympics or Paralympics. It … Continue reading →

“Polio effects not just in the past” – The Mercury Hobart

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  Tuesday 2 July 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Media Coverage

Thank you to The Mercury for featuring this article.

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“Understanding the lasting affects of polio” – Radio Interview on ABC HOBART

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  Saturday 29 June 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: Media Coverage

On Weekends with John X Did your parents or grandparents suffer from polio? Paul McIntyre spoke with Steph Cantrill from Polio Australia about the lasting affects of the condition. Thank you … Continue reading →

“Polio Info Session” – Barrier Daily Truth

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  Monday 6 May 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Media Coverage

An article about a polio community information session in Broken Hill featuring the story of polio survivor, Jan Mahyuddin.

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“Pauline’s polio plight” – LaTrobe Valley Express

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  Thursday 25 April 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Media Coverage

Traralgon resident Pauline Corrigan was someone who could not be restrained physically. For many years, especially during the 70-year-old grandmother’s younger days, she was either in a wheelchair or walked with … Continue reading →

Dr John Tierney talks about polio on 2GB

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  Monday 15 April 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: Media Coverage

Polio Australia’s Patron Dr John Tierney OAM speaks to Alan Jones on The Alan Jones Breakfast Show:

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Canberra Disability Review – “Attitude determines Altitude”

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  Friday 22 March 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Media Coverage

Originally posted in the Canberra Disability Review

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