SYDNEY – What does it take to get Australian authorities / governments to act and deal with this scandal? They are deaf, dumb and blind to it.

The UK public inquiry into tainted blood / contaminated blood / infected blood will examine Australia’s involvement in an international health scandal in which victims were historically infected by blood contaminated with deadly hepatitis C and HIV.

Australian victims and advocates have made submissions to the UK inquiry.

Australia is not interested in its own victims whatsoever.

Read more of The Age / The Sydney Morning Herald’s story by Carrie Fellner:

‘Children have died’: Britain to probe Australia’s infected blood scandal