Nicola McCaskill

RT @SBSVoices: ⚡️ANNOUNCEMENT ⚡️ SBS is looking to unearth a new crop of talented writers with the return of the SBS Emerging Writers’ Com…

RT @insightSBS: Mostly bedbound for the past 20 years - it has taken a pandemic for Ricky to be able to access much needed services. But wi…

RT @JenBrockie: Dianne had been ill on and off for years without knowing why. When she was diagnosed with AIDS, the implications were enorm…

RT @Doctor_Ness: Thank you to the brave guests on #insightSBS Wherever you were on your journeys was an inspiration to watch. May you all f…

RT @PtoZ01: Treatments has advanced so much in the field, what’s left is for the society to move towards de-stigmatisation #insightSBS

Can't thank our amazing guests on #InsightSBS tonight enough. It was such a privilege to hear your stories and get to know you. You're all such an asset to the community. #HIV

The gay community is way ahead of the rest of Australia when it comes to facing HIV stigma, says @nicheholas. Cath says she sees her HIV+ gay male friends in relationships, but it's much harder for straight women. #InsightSBS

Jimmy says we need to do more to get overseas-born people to test for HIV. He says they're often worried about getting support, or scared they might lose their visa #InsightSBS

James Ward says the Indigenous community reacts best to hearing from other Indigenous people. The messages need to be targeted specifically to each community #InsightSBS

Sarah thought her partner was on treatment and therefore couldn't pass his HIV on to her, but he wasn't taking it properly. She's angry with him, but they've stayed together. #InsightSBS

Michael says the fear and shame in the Indigenous community stops the message from getting out. "Sexual health is everybody's business," he says #InsightSBS

*Sarah's story completely broke my heart, along with the rest of the studio's I think. The stigma surrounding HIV is so pervasive and persistent. No one should be treated this way. #InsightSBS

The virus has left David with lasting health issues, from arthritis to heart attacks and cancer. While his HIV is well managed now, having the virus for so long has done his body damage #InsightSBS

David was among the first in Australia to be diagnosed with HIV back in 1984. They didn't think the virus was deadly back then - but David ended up getting six AIDS defining illnesses up until 1996, when treatments improved #InsightSBS

HIV medications have come along way and are much better tolerated these days, but many of our guests still have side effects from their treatment #InsightSBS

RT @CaSSiSiA: I’d never heard of U=U (Undetectable equals Untransmittable) before tonight #InsightSBS