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Old Australians Still Really Love Wii Sports. Apparently.

Old Australians Still Really Love Wii Sports. Apparently.  - Here are some massive generalisations that confirm all your worst biases: old people don't play video games that much, middle-aged people love Wii ...

Beautiful portraits of kids with LGBT parents line Sydney street

Beautiful portraits of kids with LGBT parents line Sydney street  - Huge portraits of children from LGBT families have been displayed on the streets of Sydney, Australia . The "Gaybies: We are not a hypothetical" ...

Indigenous groups call for new approach after 'distressing' rise in detainees

Indigenous groups call for new approach after 'distressing' rise in detainees  - The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders behind bars has ... That was 29 more Indigenous detainees than the 61 recorded among the jail's 322 ... in line with an unprecedented rise in prison populations across Australia .

Rob Thomas Further Explains Racist Slur And Agrees To Learn More About Aboriginal Culture

Rob Thomas Further Explains Racist Slur And Agrees To Learn More About Aboriginal Culture  - Rob Thomas will meet with indigenous photographer Barbara McGrady in Sydney this week to learn more about Aboriginal culture in Australia his ...

Lawyers call for action on indigenous incarceration

Lawyers call for action on indigenous incarceration  -  LAWYERS want every head of state to act on Australia's "disastrous rate" of ... Aboriginal people represent just 2.5% of the country's population, but ...

MPs divided over indigenous heritage Bill

MPs divided over indigenous heritage Bill  - CONTROVERSIAL changes to Western Australia's Aboriginal heritage legislation have divided the government, with some MPs warning they won't ...

WA indigenous bill raises concerns

WA indigenous bill raises concerns  - Controversial changes to Western Australia's Aboriginal heritage legislation have divided the government, with some MPs warning they won't support ...

Indigenous prisoners in police custody get 24-hour counselling hotline

Indigenous prisoners in police custody get 24-hour counselling hotline  - The Western Australian government has expanded a scheme to provide support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners to cover people held ...

This 105-year-old Aboriginal Australian inspires the world with artwork

This 105-year-old Aboriginal Australian inspires the world with artwork  - 105-year-old- aboriginal - austra lian -woman-inspires-b2 The Fitzroy River, known to the Nyikina indigenous community the Yimarrdoowarra as the ...

Bobbi-lee Hille's photos of Aboriginal newborns and pregnant women

Bobbi-lee Hille's photos of Aboriginal newborns and pregnant women  -  Australian photographer Bobbi-lee Hille, 29, has paid homage to her ... with traditional Indigenous props and tools, as well as Aboriginal dot paintings.

Connoisseur Estates to unveil new Māori winery at SITT

Connoisseur Estates to unveil new Māori winery at SITT  - Founded in 1998, Tohu was the first Māori -owned vineyard in New Zealand . It is situated in the Awatere Valley, at around 200m above sea level.

Indigenous tongues deserve recognition as official languages

Indigenous tongues deserve recognition as official languages  - Closer to home, the Maori Language Act recognises Maori as an official language of New Zealand . The act sets up the Maori Language Commission ...

Prison population at an all time high

Prison population at an all time high  - The prison population has reached an all time high and double-bunking prisoners could be the Department of Corrections answer to help cope with ...

Classic LGBT screen moments

Classic LGBT screen moments  -  New Zealand's LGBT screen history is undoubtedly one of pride, but not without some struggle. The journey to Shortland Street civil unions and ...

Sexual diversity grows in schools

Sexual diversity grows in schools  - She pointed to New Zealand research showing LGBT pupils were more ... The inclusiveness of the secondary school an LGBT pupil was attending ...

Marlon Williams: Americana By Way Of New Zealand

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Marlon Williams: Americana By Way Of New Zealand - In reality, he's a 24-year-old from New Zealand with a Maori punk-singer dad, who happened to fall in love with the music of Gram Parsons and Bob ...

No Pride in Prisons Protesters Bring Pride Parade to a Halt

No Pride in Prisons Protesters Bring Pride Parade to a Halt  - A report released by the New Zealand Police in 2015 found that police officers use force against Māori at eight times the rate they do Pākehā,”[1] says ...

Overseas buyers snap up rare Maori photos in UK auction

Overseas buyers snap up rare Maori photos in UK auction  - The images were taken by arguably New Zealand's first female photographer, Elizabeth Pulman, in the late 1800s. She owned a photography studio ...

Bay professor helping Kiwi kids

Bay professor helping Kiwi kids  - Our research will be designed in line with kaupapa Māori principles, ... Angus says New Zealand has a significant proportion of tamariki and young ...

First history of New Zealand women released

First history of New Zealand women released  - It has been 120 years since New Zealand women won the vote, the first in the ... The status of women in New Zealand is mixed and change has been ... the text pauses frequently to focus on everyday life, from early Maori women ...