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Tristan Stanley was infected with hepatitis C from contaminated blood and is now fighting for justice.

Tristan's parents got a scary phone call in 1990. They were told Tristan had hepatitis C.

Tristan's parents were very shocked. They did not know much about hepatitis C.

Tristan was infected with hepatitis C when he was six years old.

Tristan's family moved to Adelaide so he could get regular check-ups.

Tristan was born with a condition that makes his blood not clot properly.

Tristan was angry and scared because the blood product that was supposed to help him might actually harm him.

This is a picture of Tristan when he was a little boy.

Tristan wants to know what happened. He is one of many Australians who got contaminated blood.

Tristan asks why so many people got infected if Australia's blood supply was supposed to be safe.

Many people have said sorry to Tristan, but nothing has been done.

Tristan found new documents that might get the government's attention.

Now the government might listen and do something.

There was a big problem with bad blood all around the world.

Up to 20,000 Australians got hepatitis C or HIV from bad blood.

Many people died, and others are still very sick.

Other countries have done a lot to help people who got bad blood, but Australia has not done much.

There was a protest in London for people who got bad blood.

Australia had a small investigation into hepatitis C, but it did not do much.

The government said people who got hepatitis C from bad blood did not need money to help them.

The health department says it knows how bad the problem is and has done some things to help.

A long time ago, people with haemophilia had a very hard time.

Then a new medicine called Factor VIII was made, and it helped a lot.

But for many people, Factor VIII was actually poison.

Tristan's dad gave him Factor VIII when he was a kid.

Factor VIII was made from many blood donations, so if one was bad, the whole batch was bad.

Tristan was very tired and sick because of hepatitis C.

Tristan had to take many medicines, and they had bad side effects.

Tristan feels lucky compared to his friends Tony and Niel.

Niel, Tristan, and Tony all got hepatitis C from bad blood and want answers.

Tony's blood product was also infected with hepatitis C.

Tony was very sick and had to have three liver transplants.

Tony was shocked and scared when he found out he was very sick.

Tony's liver got worse, and he had to have another transplant.

Tony's health got worse, and he had to have a third transplant.

Tony said this was his last chance, and if it did not work, he would not be able to have another transplant.

These are pictures of Tony in the hospital during his transplants.

Tony felt like a person with a disease that people did not understand.

Not just people with haemophilia got bad blood.

Niel got hepatitis C from a blood transfusion after surgery.

Niel was very sick and had to throw up a lot.

Niel had to stop working because he was too sick.

Niel got a blood transfusion that was contaminated with hepatitis C.

There was a lot of stigma around hepatitis C.

Niel felt like people did not want to be around him.

Niel's personal relationships were affected.

Niel felt like a person with a disease that people did not want to be around.

Niel is no longer sick with hepatitis C, but his liver is still damaged.

Tristan says the government does not understand that people are still suffering.

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There was a lot of sadness in the courts.

Lyn's son Martin got AIDS from bad blood.

Lyn had to tell her son he had AIDS, and it was very hard.

Martin died when he was 16 years old.

Lyn went to court to try to get help for her son.

There were many people involved in the court case.

The lawyers worked for free.

The court said the hospital and others were not responsible for Martin's death.

Lyn is still sad about her son's death.

Lyn's family lost their business and home.

The family got a little money to help, but it was not enough.

Lyn says her son's life was not valued.

The Red Cross is under pressure for not screening donors well.

A lawyer named Peter helped people who got HIV from bad blood.

The Red Cross knew about HIV in 1982 but did not do enough to stop it.

The Red Cross did not screen donors well, and many people got infected.

Australia had a high rate of HIV from bad blood.

Peter's colleague Andrew helped people who got hepatitis C from bad blood.

The Red Cross did not use a test that could have helped find infected donors.

The Red Cross said the test would have found too many false positives.

Andrew says the test should have been used to help prevent infections.

Australia has not had a big investigation into the bad blood problem.

The Red Cross and others never said they were responsible for the problem.

The government and Red Cross settled with some people who got infected.

The Red Cross says it has changed and now has a safe blood supply.

The Red Cross says it is sorry for the harm caused by bad blood.

People with haemophilia were locked out of compensation for hepatitis C.

Many people with haemophilia got infected with hepatitis C.

Most people with haemophilia cannot get compensation because they do not know who infected them.

Tristan says the products they used were high-risk and made them more likely to get infected.

Tristan says it is not fair that they cannot get compensation.

The Haemophilia Foundation has been trying to get help for people with haemophilia.

You can call a number to get help with hepatitis C.

There were concerns about contamination.

Tristan, Niel, and Tony want the government to acknowledge its mistakes.

Tristan has documents that show the government knew about problems with the blood supply.

Tristan has documents that show people were not told about their infections.

Tristan has documents that show the government was aware of problems at a lab.

Tristan wants to meet with the health minister to talk about the documents.

Tristan hopes the documents will not be ignored.

The documents say the lab was not following safety rules.

The documents say the lab could be closed down if it did not improve.

The documents say there were problems with the blood products.

The documents say there were concerns about contamination and diseases like hepatitis B and AIDS.

Tristan also found documents from 1988 that show the lab still had problems.

Tristan says the government was aware of the problems but did not do enough.

The lab was sold to a private company in 1994, and the government protected it from lawsuits.

The health department did not respond to questions about the documents.

There is hope for justice because of an investigation in the UK.

The UK investigation found that many infections could have been prevented.

The UK set up a compensation scheme for people who got bad blood.

Tristan says the UK investigation has given him hope.

Tristan and his friends went to Canberra to talk to politicians about their case.

Tristan feels hopeful because he has support from politicians.

Tristan will keep fighting for justice.

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