Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

The 'Silent' Killer Behind Australia's Health Crisis  - It's no secret that aboriginal Australians have survived many hardships. But a new “silent” killer is destroying aboriginal bodies and communities at an ...

Alan Jones' Stolen Generation Comment To Be Aired In Senate  - On Monday Alan Jones said Australia needs Stolen Generations to remove ... on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues, told HuffPost Australia .

Aboriginal women 'committing crimes to go to jail and avoid abusive partners'  -  Aboriginal women in Australia have been committing crimes so that they can go to jail and avoid abusive partners, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

Abstract Aboriginal paintings on view at Wright Museum  - Even well-informed art aficionados are likely to draw a blank when confronted with the phrase " Aboriginal Australian Art." And if anything at all comes ...

Pieces designed by Aboriginal Australian artists, with profits benefitting indigenous communities  - With a focus on celebrating Aboriginal Australian artists and the diversity of their skills and crafts, new Australian homewares company North Home ...

Pope embraces Indigenous Mexicans  - Pope Francis has embraced Mexico's poor Indigenous south, denouncing the people's 'systemic' exclusion from society and encouraging the use of ...

Fighting suicide in our farming communities  - A new partnership between Lifeline and Ruralco will empower rural retailers across the Gympie region and the whole of Australia to help stop suicides  ...

Rich retirees may shun Coalition if negative gearing changes  - The share of Australians older than 55 owning at least one investment property jumped more than 25 per cent to almost 36 per cent between 2006 and ...

Plan to change pension raises opposition  - Michael O'Neill, the chief executive of an advocacy group for older Australians , Nationals Australia , says it is unfair. "It would, in my view, be very ...

The grey ghettos: seniors on the fringes doing it tough  - In December an OECD report found that 36 per cent of Australian pensioners lived below the poverty line, ranking Australia second lowest on social ...

New Zealand's genetic screening service lowers threshold for hereditary cancer tests  - In New Zealand , around 1600 people are referred for screening each year and lowering the threshold means more people will be able to access the ...

All I've done is play sport really' - Richie McCaw named New Zealander of the Year  - The man who led the New Zealand team to consecutive Rugby World Cup titles in 2011 and 2015 has been honoured for his contribution to New ...

My son's autism meant he was refused New Zealand residency – so we're leaving  - My son's autism meant he was refused New Zealand residency – so we're ... and more precisely on the lack of consideration for autistic people . New ...

Retrial one step closer to justice: Weekes  - The father of New Zealand triplets killed in a Doha mall fire nearly four years ago is welcoming the latest move to retry five people acquitted of their ...

New Zealand should extend hand of compassion to Nauru refugees  -  New Zealand should extend hand of compassion to Nauru ... who argued it would undercut Australia's hard line on people smugglers.

Ancient principles scoured for modern lifestyle  -  Maori involved in physical education and nutrition have gathered at Te Wananga o Raukawa in Otaki to looks for ways traditional philosophies and ...

Corrections losing Maori inmates  - Mr Workman says the Salvation Army's State of the Nation report calculates there are about 1000 more Maori in prison than a decade ago, with the ...

A broad abroad: journey to New Zealand  - I was someone who wasn't spiritual, and it turned out that this program was heavily focused on Maori culture and spirituality. It took a while to let myself ...

Ciggarette price hike a good deterrent  - I back calls from Maori organisations and health researchers encouraging the government to continue to hike up the price of cigarettes because I'm ...

Uncovering the secret 50-year history of struggle in West Papua  - This experience led him to a life's journey of solidarity with the Papuan people . His research is based on 14 years of interviews with over 150 groups ...