澳大利亚参议院宣布了一项新的调查，以查明被感染血液进入血液供应的原因1。这项调查针对的是一场长期的公共卫生危机：从1970年代至1990年代，估计有3500至8500名澳大利亚人通过被感染的血液或血液制品感染了艾滋病病毒或丙肝1。其中，估计有520人通过澳大利亚血液供应获得艾滋病病毒1。
受害者及其家属将能够向参议院提供证据并讨论赔偿事宜1。这一机制反映出长期存在的补偿不对等问题。艾滋病病毒患者获得了财务赔偿，但许多丙肝患者未获赔偿1。艾滋病病毒于1983年被分离出来，澳大利亚从1985年开始进行所有血液捐献的艾滋病病毒检测1。相比之下，丙肝病毒于1989年被识别，丙肝筛查测试从1990年开始在澳大利亚血液服务部门部署1。
早在2004年，参议院曾进行过一次调查并建议改善医疗服务获取，但当时没有进行正式的国家道歉1。在国际层面，加拿大和英国在国家调查后启动了广泛的赔偿计划1。
Between the 1970s and 1990s, an estimated 3,500 to 8,500 Australians contracted HIV or hepatitis C through infected blood or blood products.1 The Australian Senate has announced a new investigation to determine how contaminated blood entered the nation's blood supply, with victims and their families now able to provide evidence and discuss compensation matters.1
The contamination occurred during a period before critical screening measures were in place. HIV was identified in 1983 and hepatitis C in 1989.1 Australia began testing all blood donations for HIV from 1985 onward, and hepatitis C screening was deployed by the Australian blood service starting in 1990.1 Despite these developments, approximately 520 people acquired HIV through Australia's blood supply.1
The impact on victims has been uneven. While those who contracted HIV through contaminated blood received financial compensation, many hepatitis C patients did not.1 A 2004 Senate inquiry had recommended improved access to medical services but did not result in a formal national apology.1 Canada and the United Kingdom both launched extensive compensation programs following national inquiries into similar contaminated blood scandals.1
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