Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Criminal sanctions only exacerbate Australia's drug problem  - It is a fact that any family from any part of Australia can be affected by drug use. For some it can become no less of a chronic relapsing health condition ...

Review Ordered Into School LGBT Support Program After Conservative Campaign  - The conservative Australian Christian Lobby has also waged a long ... to die from suicide , with bullying and exclusion major factors in suicide attempts.

Gay Migrants Abused in Shelters  -  Gay , Lesbian and Transgender migrants have reported a number of cases of verbal, physical and sexual abuse in refugee shelters across Europe.

Drag Queen Minnie Cooper wows Australia's Got Talent  - Minnie Cooper doesn't seem to do subtle introductions. Describing herself as “Priscilla Queen of the Desert meets Toddlers and Tiaras”, she goes on ...

Greens call for an inquiry into LGBT bullying following the PMs call for report into Safe Schools  - Following the PM's announcement Safe Schools Australia has said they welcome the review by education minister Simon Birmingham.

Four ways Western Australia can improve Aboriginal heritage management  - There are some simple principles that would strengthen Aboriginal heritage protection. Monkey Mia, Shark Bay in Western Australia . Grant Matthews ...

Aboriginal fire management – part of the solution to destructive bushfires  - There are only a handful of detailed observational studies of the ecology of Aboriginal fire usage, and all from northern Australia , so there is dispute ...

Calls for new WA heritage laws to protect both Aboriginal and European cultural sites  - Calls for new WA heritage laws to protect both Aboriginal and European ... Archaeologists and heritage professionals say it is time Western Australia  ...

Did Aboriginal Australians hold the answer to our bushfire problem?  -  Aboriginal fire management should be part of the solution to destructive ... So rapid was the socio-ecological disruption of southern Australia that ...

One Billion Beats reveals how Australian cinema treats Aboriginal people  - One Billion Beats reveals how Australian cinema treats Aboriginal people ... Other films rob Aboriginal characters of agency and cast them as mere ...

New Zealand working group reports on same-gender relationships  - In New Zealand's case, of course, an amendment to marriage law came into ... Only those people who are in “rightly-ordered relationships” can be ...

University entrance rate stays low  - Universities New Zealand director Chris Whelan said the results were better than they appeared. ... The new UE standard was better than it was, he said. "There were too many young people turning up to university just not ready ...

Have you been waiting to visit New Zealand? Now's your chance! - Your journey will take you through arts and traditions of Maori culture; the sweeping vistas of the Marlborough Sounds and the unique thrills of ...

Blackboard recognises Maori as one of NZ's official languages  - Blackboard has released a Maori version of Bb Student - the next generation mobile solution that enables students to stay up-to-date on their ...

Aussie opens door a chink for high earners  - The Maori Party says proposed new conditions for New Zealanders to become permanent residents in Australia are a step in the right direction.

I had recurring nightmares in which I would fall victim to the anger of the Rastas' - Smart guys like Chris Campbell, Beau Tuhura and John Heeney started talking to their elders and trying to find out the Maori prophecies from that area ...

Ministry of Education and Hika bring te reo Maori to early education  - New Zealand early education services (ECE) are eligible to receive free access to the Hika Lite Maori Language Application, according to an ...

Oral taonga locked away  - A veteran broadcaster is accusing Radio New Zealand of taking a mean-spirited approach to the archives it holds of Maori voices from the past.

New Zealand – Māori labour market outcomes shows improvement  - The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released the 2015 Māori in the Labour Market report. According to the report, employment ...

FOMA says land reform coming right  - Liz Mellish, the chair of FOMA's technical advisory group looking at the bill, say's it had concerns about some elements of the Maori land law reform in ...