Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Queensland moves to expunge convictions for consensual gay sex  - According to The Guardian, Queensland is one of the last states in Australia to take action on the subject of homosexual convictions. D'Ath said there ...

New community projects support social inclusion, disability reform  - by older women are among the innovative community projects that have secured a funding boost to further their work. The State Trustees Australia  ...

More of us need help than ever before, but where is the support?  - New research has revealed more than one million Australians called ... A report by the World Health Organisation reveals many older adults remain ...

Hotspots, virtual reality and apps lead the way in Indigenous start-ups  - The inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enterprises in Australia's digital economy is strong. This is being fostered further by initiatives ...

Indigenous doctor scholarship sees young people return home to practice  - Their expertise and cultural understanding is in demand, as the campaign continues to close the life expectancy gap between Indigenous Australians  ...

AussieBum's Australia Day underwear 'disrespectful' to Indigenous people  - Underwear brand AussieBum's new Australia Day collection has been ... The Australian national flag also appears but the Aboriginal flag does not.

Vegans brand Australia Day advert 'discriminatory'  - There had also been complaints of violence and discrimination against Indigenous Australians , which the ASB said they were reviewing.

Passion for optimal health for first peoples drives aspiring nurse  - Closing the gap between Indigenous and non- Indigenous health: Newly ... After a number of clinical placements in remote parts of Australia , she is ...

David Bowie praised for 'gutsy' support of Aboriginal rights  - David Bowie has been remembered in Australia for his “gutsy” efforts to expose the struggle for Aboriginal rights in his much-celebrated Let's Dance ...

Hotspots, virtual reality and apps lead the way in Indigenous start-ups  - The inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enterprises in Australia's digital economy is strong. This is being fostered further by initiatives ...

How the Australia Day lamb ad contributes to everyday cultural erasure  - But Aboriginal people call Australia Day "Invasion Day," and Palestinians refer to the creation of Israel as Al-Nakba, "The Catastrophe." The days that ...

Aboriginal people need to come together for future generations  - account to discuss topics of interest to them as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Produced with assistance of Guardian Australia staff.

Malcolm Turnbull Becomes First PM To Discover Not All Aboriginal People Live 'Out Bush'  - Most Australians are surprised to learn that around 75 per cent of the Aboriginal population doesn't live in a remote community. Indeed, the largest ...

Jack Charles a hard man who pulls no punches  - Staring out from under a wrought gold crown, with his woolly grey hair and beard, the 72-year-old Australian Aboriginal elder, actor and potter spins a ...

Australian Govt looking to NZ for welfare reforms  - Australia's plans to follow New Zealand's lead on welfare reforms show our ... to New Zealand's approach, saying it was "focused on getting people into jobs ... Stewart said Australia had followed New Zealand in a number of other ...

Lack of toilets leads to stinky summit  - The reality is that we can't put toilets everywhere, but we do ask that people take personal responsibility and as part of their trip, plan for how they are ...

Don't harm refugees by allying them with their persecutors  - First, the New Zealand Government aims to take 95 per cent of our refugees as part of a family. This allows us to keep people in stable units.

Government trades Māori Treaty rights for Auckland votes   - The National-led Government's first major announcement of 2016 is to trade Māori Treaty rights for Auckland votes in its bid to progress a recreational ...

Tobacco tax works – for health and the economy  - Zoe Martin Hawke of the National Maori Tobacco Control Leadership Service says that strong national actions in support of Māori communities where ...

Kingi gets Motu Award to finish scholarship.  - A Maori economist studying for a doctorate at the prestigious Cornell University in the United States has won this year's $10,000 Motu Thesis ...

Publishing New Zealand in its past and present glory  - There are two illustrated non-fiction titles focussing on Māori art coming out in the first half of the year. The Māori Meeting House: Introducing the ...

The Struggle for Merdeka in West Papua  - It reflects the work of a thoughtful scholar who has both listened well to the needs and aspirations of the people of West Papua , knows and ...

We are not targeting any ethnic group , says Juffa  - Governor Juffa stated that Provinces must rise up to protect their people and their peoples opportunities and jobs, not be complacent and fall asleep ...

Nevada couple serves in Papua New Guinea  -  Papua New Guinea (PNG as it is referred to by people in the region) is a nation in the South Pacific consisting of 600 islands with a landmass slightly ...