The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations was formed at the first AIDS Conference in Melbourne on 17 November 1985 by the state-based AIDS Councils. Other members of the federation are the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA), the Australian IV League, the Anwernekenhe National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV/AIDS Alliance (ANA), and Scarlet Alliance, the Australian Sex Workers Association. The federation provides leadership, coordination and support to Australia's policy, advocacy and health promotion response to HIV/AIDS. It is also active in the Asia Pacific region.

Founded in 1989, the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS has as its members State-based organisations representing people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). It provides advocacy, representation, policy, health promotion and outreach on a national level and contributes to clinical and social research into the incidence, impact and management of HIV. Originally known as the National People Living with AIDS Coalition, it has undergone several changes to its name and is now known as the National Association of People with HIV Australia.