Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Helping Other HIV-Positive People Be Less Afraid, Less Ashamed and Less Lonely - One of the top issues on my list of things to address in the coming months is to create a stronger dialogue surrounding meth. That includes creating more ways for people who are using but want to get help to get help -- or even just connect with others in the same boat -- and creating more options for those not using

The Best Showdowns of the 2016 Australian Election  - As much as we like to pretend it's not the case, Australia doesn't directly ... on economic and business policy, with no mention of same-sex marriage.

The use of mobile phone apps by Australian gay and bisexual men to meet sex partners  - Mobile phone apps are now the most popular method that Australian gay men use to find sex partners. Partner-seeking mobile phone apps use location functions to identify like-minded men and display their proximity. This study examines whether meeting partners

Uluru trumps Eiffel Tower, says NT Chief Minister Adam Giles in call to support rock climb  - The climb at Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, is not supported by the Nguraritja and Anangu people of the area, who plead with visitors that they ...

Aboriginal sci-fi Neomad wins Australia's top comic book award  - Ieramugadu has a high Indigenous population, including the Ngarluma, Yindjibarndi and Banjima peoples. Like much of Aboriginal Australia , the ...

More Than A Voice: The Legacy Of Tiga Bayles  - I heard him referred to as the voice of Aboriginal Australia earlier this week. I can understand the appeal in the label. Tiga's voice was lyrical – it had ...

Taranaki 'white fellas' return home after years in remote Aboriginal communities  - Taranaki couple Ronnie and Noel Edmonds are coming home after five years working with indigenous communities in Northern Australia .

Fire-inspired artworks speak of cultural sharing between artists of very different backgrounds  - art project that is bringing together people from two very different parts of Australia and cross pollination of Indigenous and non- Indigenous cultures.

Northern Territory urged to act on foetal alcohol spectrum disorder  - There is no national data on prevalence but studies have found higher rates among Indigenous Australians , according to the Australian Institute of ...

Vital hearing in Canberra for people suffering Lyme disease  - Professor Frank Bowden from the Australian National University medical school says the bacteria has not been detected in Australia, despite being ...

Bigot feared in “Flag-gate”  - We did leave the Australian flag up for a while because it was just before Australia Day. Then we took it down to raise the indigenous flag for Close ...

How important are Australia's biodiversity laws?  - But how serious are Australia's biosecurity laws, really? ... and threatening the indigenous animals, many of which are unique to Australia - I'm thinking ...

UNE fundraiser hopes to turn page on suicide  - The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics report shows that incidents of suicide among Indigenous communities are double that of non- Indigenous  ...

Once Upon a Time Season 5 Recap: Ruby, Dorothy LGBT Love Story Sealed With a Kiss  - In Once Upon a Time Season 5, viewers are reminded that love knows no boundaries. In “Ruby Slippers,” the show introduces its first ever LGBT love ...

Aged care urged to meet growing multicultural challenge  - Michele Caputo had lived in Australia for almost 30 years when the onset of dementia resulted in him reverting to his native Italian. The 85-year- old  ...

Data supermarket" to share info about vulnerable people possible by end of year  - It's estimated the 10,000 most needy people in New Zealand cost the Government 6.5 billion over their lifetime, but National wants to bring that down.

The straight dope on medical cannabis  - And, recently, New Zealand's first medical cannabis charity Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand started up.

Five biggest myths about the refugee quota debate  - If New Zealand were to proportionally match Germany's asylum ... Of all the people who come to New Zealand , the government has the most control ...

Mana damage in leadership battle  - The chair of the Takitimu District Maori Council says the New Zealand Maori Council chair has lost its mana over a battle over its leadership.

Māori Council scrutinises water ownership  -  New Zealand Māori Council representative Donna Hall says the management of water resources cannot progress until the issue of ownership has ...

New University of Canterbury graduates a rare find in teaching  - The teaching profession is dominated by New Zealand European women, but ... Maori and Pasifika men like Areli and Houghton made up the smallest ...

GPs and Māori healers told to team up  - Dr Mark carried out the study as part of a Health Research Council Māori health post-doctoral fellowship, through Whakauae Research Services.

Split in leadership of NZ Māori Council  - A split in the leadership of the powerful New Zealand Māori Council has led to the South Island delegation walking away from the national body.

CYF 'racist' says Tariana Turia  -  Māori comprise 60 percent of children in CYF care and the findings of a review ... They deserve better and as part of the overhaul new ways of working ...