"End in sight for a disease that closed borders, shut pools and theatres"

By: Julie Power

Article published in The Age on October 24, 2021, 4.36pm.

"The viral scourge on edge of extinction"

By: Julie Power

Published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 25th October, 2021

"Polio survivors living with disease's lasting effects fear some might not even know due to past stigma, secrecy"

By: Sarah Moss

Article published on ABC Illawara on 13th November, 2021, 4.36pm.



ABC Illawara Radio Interview

Gillian Thomas - President of Polio NSW and Polio Australia spoke to ABC Illawarra (audio clip below)


Duration: 7min 12sec

Broadcast: Morning of Monday, 1 Nov 2021

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Rotary World Polio Day Event

Polio Australia's Vice President, Gary Newton, hosted Rotary District 9780's event for World Polio Day. This event aired on 25th October, 2021 at 6pm AEST. Michael Jackson, Clinical Educator for Polio Australia, was a guest speaker at this event.

Click to view recording of event.

Polio Australia Board Member, Billie Thow, speaks to ABC Tasmania in this interview (audio clip below)


Duration: 8min 27sec

Broadcast: Morning of Friday, 22 Oct 2021

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Polio survivor and Gold Coast Post Polio Network Facilitator, Lyn Glover, speaks to 4BC Radio in this interview (audio clip below)

4BC Weekends with Spencer Howson

Listen: https://omny.fm/shows/4bc-weekends-with-spencer-howson/lyn-glover-who-is-a-polio-survivor-on-the-parallel

Duration: 8min 45sec

Broadcast: Monday, 25 Oct 2021, 10:35am

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