This week the Senate voted to establish an Inquiry into Australia’s infected blood scandal, and the circumstances through which Australians acquired bloodborne viruses (BBVs), including HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, through infected blood products in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s

The ABC Australian Story has asked HFA to comment on some questions relating to the ‘Infected Blood’ story to be aired on Monday 10 August 2026