Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Australia's megafauna wiped out by humans, research finds  - The wombat-like Diprotodon was one of Australia's megafauna. ... "This isn't about indigenous Australians , what we are saying is that humans do ...

Alan Jones says Australia needs more 'Stolen Generations'  - Talkback host Alan Jones has said Australia needs more stolen generations in order to keep indigenous children away from drugs and alcohol.

Rebuild of Galiwinku after Cyclone Lam touted as model for other Indigenous communities  - to serve as a template for other Indigenous communities, despite only four ... "I have to say to all other premiers and chief ministers around Australia  ...

Indigenous Australia and an Australian Republic: Working together  - Meaningful self-determination for First Australians is not even a remote ... a constitutional monarchy, writes Indigenous affairs editor Natalie Cromb.

How A White Doctor Became A Figurehead In An Historic Aboriginal Movement  - As a young man involved in the struggle for Aboriginal rights, Bellear travelled with Hollows from Sydney to Geraldton, in Western Australia .

Our country needs to burn more': Indigenous fire manager  - Speaking on Insight this week, he says there needs to be a “cultural shift” in Australia's relationship with fire: “we need to evolve our country with fire,” ...

Australia ranked on children's access to justice  - It referred also to the committee's urging Australia to ensure immigration detention, if imposed, was subject to time limits and judicial review. Aboriginal  ...

The first Aussie sporting tour, the original Aussie sporting legends  - They are all occurrences from the very first time an Australian sports team left these shores; the 1868 indigenous cricket tour of England. As I've been ...

The Apology and Beyond. How we Must Confront Racism in Autsralia  - As we reflect today on the state of Indigenous Australia , it is impossible to ignore the current debate about racism in our country. This is a difficult ...

Scabies mite genome mapped in boost for remote Indigenous health  -  Australian researchers have used cutting-edge genome technologies to identify the genetic map of the human parasitic scabies mite

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word  - When it comes to Indigenous Australians it seems we're particularly reluctant. What is it about the Stolen Generations that brings out the most callous ...

Aboriginal artefacts make a surprising return to Australia  -  The National Museum of Australia's Encounters: Revealing Stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Objects from the British Museum addresses ...

Gene technology to help healthy skin in Aboriginal Australians  -  Gene technology to help healthy skin in Aboriginal Australians ... Scabies is rife in many remote Aboriginal communities in Australia , affecting one in ...

An Aboriginal comedy show in Australia finds a mainstream audience  - Aborginals aren't especially visible on Australian television. But a new hit sketch comedy show has found a mainstream audience and it did it almost ...

Refugees in limbo in PNG  - Refugee advocates and a local MP have disputed the Papua New Guinea government's claims about resettlement of refugees held on Manus Island.

We all know it could have been worse'  - I began speaking to people I came across: did you feel the earthquake? ... But less than 48 hours later, the brand- new road outside his Christchurch ...

I have the utmost distaste for the ' Māori with a job' story” – An interview with Mana Magazine's ...  - Leonie Hayden was appointed editor of Mana magazine in June of 2014, 21 years and 117 issues after its founding by broadcaster and entrepreneur Derek Fox. The magazine had just been taken over by Kowhai Media, publishers of New Zealand Geographic and Pro Photographer magazines, on something which resembled a lease

Green Party push for NZ supermarkets to donate unsold food  - The Green Party is looking into whether New Zealand supermarkets should by law donate unsold food to the homeless, students and unemployed.

Tribunal behind the play says minister  -  Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has cast doubt on whether next month's Waitangi Tribunal report on Te Ture Whenua Maori Bill will ...

Rangitane steps up for school advice  - He says the Maori Education Framework aims to build the cultual competence of teachers so Maori perspectives are reflected in classrooms and ...

Rate write-offs endorsed by mayor  - The changes have been included as a sweetener in the latest version of Te Ture Whenau Maori Land Bill, which is facing increasing opposition as it is ...

New Zealand PM booed off stage at pride event  -  New Zealand's LGBT community is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality this year and its 17th Big Gay Out.

Awaroa beach should be returned to Māori , says iwi  - If the campaign's tender is accepted tomorrow, Awaroa Beach will be owned by all New Zealanders . But that doesn't sit well with a trustee of Ngāti ...

Valentine's Day quake timely reminder to be better prepared  - Research by a member of the New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI) shows people underestimate the consequences of an event and overestimate ...