Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Remembering the days of the 'dog license'  -  It allowed an Aboriginal person to move freely in town, drink at public bars ... as a symbol of a time of social and political transformation in Australia .

blow out as calls surge  -  Official figures show almost a fifth more South Australians aged younger than 14 have contacted the Lifeline suicide prevention hotline in one year.

Sydney police officer linked to global child abuse network  -  The Toronto-based website was uncovered in a global investigation in which almost 400 children , including six in Australia , were abused. Candian  ...

New study reveals health of Australian sole parent working mothers ...  -  Sole working mums have poorer physical and mental health than partnered working mothers in Australia , a new study has found. The study  ...

Chronic ear health improving among NT kids  -  It's now a decade since the World Health Organiszation found Australia's Indigenous people were the most likely in the world to have chronic otitis  ...

Ray-Ban art competition promotes Indigenous eye health  -  Indigenous Australians are six times more likely to become blind, with cataract rates 12 times higher than non- Indigenous adults. Only 20 percent of  ...

Review due to report back as jobs gap widens  -  The federal government says Australia is not only no nearer to closing the Indigenous employment gap, it has widened over the last five years.

Social issues tackled  -  The 2013 National Gathering involved 50 Indigenous young people from across Australia who worked together tackling issues about constitutional  ...

52 Olympians urge Russia to repeal gay laws  -  “I also spoke with members of the gay community in Russia who said they had ... Belle Brockhoff * Australia Sochi Hopeful Snowboarding (Cross).

New political party focuses onLGBTI equality    -  But you don't have to be gay , lesbian, bisexual or transgender to join us. We welcome support from all Australians who see equality as an ideal they  ...