Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Human origins: genetic isolation of Aboriginal Australians -  Aboriginal Australians remained genetically isolated from people ... use in Australia at that time, accompanied by the arrival of dingoes (wild dogs).

Greens bankroll indigenous rebels opposed to Carmichael mine  - Elder Irene White, who is one of the native title applicants, told The Weekend Australian that the group faced a new challenge over its authority to ...

Repatriation of indigenous artefacts a hot topic for museums  - West is visiting Australia this week to give a keynote address at a National Museum of Australia conference on the vexed question of indigenous  ...

Conservative role essential in indigenous recognition  - But the politics of indigenous affairs in Australia is inevitably a pendulum, swinging from one political extreme to the other. It first swung right — with ...

Aboriginal campaigner and suicide survivor shines light on mental health issues  - In looking for different ways to address Western Australia's high rate of Indigenous suicide, some prominent advocates at the conference supported Ms ...

Cashless welfare trial begins in South Australia  - An extraordinary, radical experiment in welfare policy will begin on March 15 in the small town of Ceduna and several remote Aboriginal communities ...

The ultimate road trip to Australia's Northern Territory, home to Mick Dundee  - The Northern Territory is home to the largest indigenous population on the Australian continent so I looked forward to talking to some about their lives ...

Australians over 50 rate themselves as healthier than 25-year-olds  - By far the majority of older Australians consider themselves to be in "good, very good or excellent health", the AIHW's most recent report states.

The Positive Effects of Retirement  - The study involved observing 25,000 older Australians ' diet, sedentary practices, physical activity, sleep patterns and alcohol consumption.

Older women still facing significant issues in housing, employment: commissioner - Around a third of those who lost their job due to age discrimination would never work again, resulting in effects such as poverty , ill health, loss of social ...

Stop the blame game and get real about fixing Aboriginal communities  - However, the tip-toeing around for fear of inciting something within Aboriginal Australia is allowing another generation to be condemned to a lifetime of ...

Is the Hunter facing poverty plus something else?  - For most of my lifetime, until recently, our nation has seen poverty as a ... The number of unemployed workers in Australia has fallen below half a ...

Same sex couple make history as first gay date on Australian matchmaking reality show  - Harry T, a celebrity psychic from Melbourne, and Iain Gardiner, pictured below, are believed to be the first gay couple to go on a homegrown reality ...

Same-sex marriage vote could cost Australia half a billion dollars  - Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia [PwC] announced today that a plebiscite on same-sex marriage could cost the country an eye ...

Show 'courage in supporting euthanasia Bill'  - THE latest push to legalise voluntary euthanasia in South Australia does not ... On average, four Australians aged 70-plus commit suicide each week.

Most youths would vote for current flag  - More than three quarters of New Zealand youth would vote for the current ... 26 million dollars could help A LOT of people and it would change many ...

Our extreme attitude to food  - Indeed, an all-or-nothing attitude may be part of the reason some people fail to stick with their new healthier diet, say the researchers.

Young Maori offenders helped into hands-on driver licence classes  - Authorities sending young Maori offenders to hands-on learner licence classes are hoping to steer their lives back on track. Probation officers are ...

Hawaiian treasures return home  - Te Papa's Kaihautu or Maori leader, Arapata Hakiwai, said the return of the taonga is a celebration. "The significance really is we are returning these ...

Key says crown is fulfilling obligations to Maori in prison  - Prime Minister John Key has defended the work of Corrections in reducing Maori prisoner re-offending and increasing rehabilitation on the eve of a ...

Land law reform hits treaty hurdle  - The tribunal found the decision to rewrite the 1993 Te Ture Whenua Maori Act was made without finding out whether the law is working, so neither ...

Trade access can benefit Maori assets  -  Mr Jones says the reality for Maori is that their collective assets are in provincial New Zealand, including 40 percent of production forests, about 10 ...

Students on track to better target ahead of time  - The provisional data shows the largest gains have been made by Māori and Pasifika students up 62 percent and 54 per cent to 72.3 per cent and 79.1 ...

Flavell says tribunal behind pace on land law reform  -  Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says the version of Te Ture Whenua Maori Bill criticised by the Waitangi Tribunal is not the same as the ...