Australia's Indigenous youth suicide crisis
Australia's Indigenous youth suicide crisis - The death last month of a 10-year-old Indigenous girl in a remote WA community intensifies the need for a clearer approach to suicide prevention.
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Suicide Squad May Be Doing Reshoots To Add More Humour
Suicide Squad May Be Doing Reshoots To Add More Humour - That Suicide Squad trailer is so fun, right? Dark, but exciting and funny? Well, apparently, that's not the movie director David Ayer made. He made ...
Invisible Aboriginal: Media Bigots Invading Our Senses
Invisible Aboriginal : Media Bigots Invading Our Senses - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians had been living on this land for tens of thousands of years. There were multitudes of languages , ...
How does a little boy so full of promise end up taking his life?
How does a little boy so full of promise end up taking his life? - The family moved to Australia when Mark was six and Steve was four, first to .... of Youth Focus, a not-for-profit group working to prevent youth suicide .
SA government removes Aboriginal heritage protection
SA government removes Aboriginal heritage protection - In 2008, the then-Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Jay Weatherill announced a review of the South Australian Aboriginal Heritage Act ...
Was Australia Invaded, Settled Or Discovered?
Was Australia Invaded, Settled Or Discovered? - “ Australia was not settled peacefully, it was invaded, occupied and ... known as Australia , a diverse population of different indigenous and Aboriginal ...
Ancient DNA Shows Europeans Wiped Out Indigenous Americans
Ancient DNA Shows Europeans Wiped Out Indigenous Americans - A team of researchers at the University of Adelaide's Australian Center for Ancient DNA (ACAD) reconstructed a genetic history of Indigenous ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders call for a royal commission into the suicides – Kunoth ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders call for a royal commission into the suicides – Kunoth ... - Suicide is a leading cause of death for all Australians , taking more lives than road fatalities but for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders it is a ...
Aboriginal activists fight to preserve heritage site
Aboriginal activists fight to preserve heritage site - The Aboriginal heritage laws that are in place aren't really designed to ... "What people don't seem to understand is that in Australia , Aboriginals are ...
Religion Vs Homosexuality
Religion Vs Homosexuality - There is an anti-gay movement in Australia surrounding homosexuality and it is primarily driven by the church. Fundamentalist Christians use the ...
Top Australia sports stars fight homophobia
Top Australia sports stars fight homophobia - Openly gay athletes are rare in mainstream Australian sport - particularly in the ... laces at major fixtures on Saturday and Sunday in Australia .
Concern over LGBTI mental health
Concern over LGBTI mental health - New Zealand and Australian psychiatrists are raising concerns over ... gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people on both sides of the ...
Euthanasia advocate well received
Euthanasia advocate well received - He had been wanting to "speak to New Zealand doctors and nurses for ... Mr Vickers said between 5% and 8% of suicides were people with terminal ...
The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse - Although The Dark Horse was released in its native New Zealand in the ... The urban New Zealand setting and Maori characters helps establish an ...
100 years since the invasion of Maungapōhatu
100 years since the invasion of Maungapōhatu - The Māori Party is marking the centenary of the invasion of Maungapōhatu with a vow to continue calling for public recognition of the New Zealand ...
Israeli genealogical site digitizes Papua New Guinea's traditions
Israeli genealogical site digitizes Papua New Guinea's traditions - Israeli delegation, was undertaken to prevent further erosion of the collective memory of the mountain people of Papua New Guinea, who are losing ...
Council wary of planned Māori freshwater role
Council wary of planned Māori freshwater role - Northland council chair Bill Shepherd said his councillors were not averse to Māori involvement but they were adamant decision-making was the job ...
No more alcohol sold in Indonesia's Papua
No more alcohol sold in Indonesia's Papua - Effective today, Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua has banned ... According to the Papua police data, 86 people died, 264 were seriously ...
PNG's emerging leaders differ from their elders
PNG's emerging leaders differ from their elders - I agree with James and Stuart that Papua New Guinea has a 'small ... Young people in Papua New Guinea, probably like young people in every ...
Stigmata claims divide people in Samoa
Stigmata claims divide people in Samoa - People in Samoa are divided in belief after a 23-year-old woman was pictured ... Many people are backing Ms Soana'i, calling the event a miracle.