Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

ACT government proposal to have a new public holiday  - It would be an important way to acknowledge and understand the history of settlement of Australia and recognise its effect upon Aboriginal and Torres ...

Visiting Australia's Outback offers majestic solitude  - In the Australian Outback, I'm standing in front of what could be its real life ... The local aboriginal tribe, the Anangu, see stories in the stone, some so ...

Camel economy: remote Aboriginal communities capitalise on feral export   - The Ngaanyatjarra Lands is a group of remote Aboriginal communities in the central-east of Western Australia , and in 2012 the council representing ...

Two quit Swansea church after making homophobia and bullying claims  - TWO officials at Swansea's civic church have quit after making accusations of homophobia and bullying against other members of the congregation.

Ellen urges Australia to save the Great Barrier Reef  - In a new video message for Australia , Ellen urges people to help save the Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Great ...

Where do candidates in your electorate stand on marriage equality?  - Lobby group Australian Marriage Equality have just launched a new 'Vote 4 Equality' website that allows you to find out where each candidate in your ...

What do older voters want?  -  Older South Australians get a chance to make their voice heard about the things that are important to them this election, at a public forum hosted by ...

Bill Gates explains why chickens are the ultimate solution to poverty  - Together, the two organisations will deliver chickens to countries in need as a way to lift their citizens out of poverty . Gates says his initial donation will ...

Aboriginal leaders demand Indigenous affairs be put on the federal agenda  - Topping the list is a reinstated Ministry for Indigenous Affairs. ... Huggins is the co-chairwoman of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples.

We vote too': Indigenous groups warn both parties they want action  - They also warned the next government to reinstate funding for the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, which the Indigenous affairs minister, ...

Educators change attitudes for Indigenous students  - Figures released from the ABS show Indigenous students in Australian schools has hit a record high of 5.3% of enrolments in 2015, an increase of ...

We deserve better, say Aboriginal leaders  -  Conversations have been had about broader health concerns, but that too is an area where Indigenous Australians say they are feeling ignored.

Law Council calls for overhaul of justice system - The legal profession's peak national body has released its own policy ... dealt with respectfully and in partnership with indigenous Australians ,” it says.

Thousands gather in Juneau for celebration of indigenous culture  - Dozens of dance groups performed Wednesday evening for Celebration's “grand entrance,” including an Irish dance team from Australia . Members of ...

Pharmac reveals new drug funding list  - It will also fund patches for menopausal women and a new treatment for ... Hepatitis C has been estimated to affect 50,000 New Zealanders , half of ...

Maker defends under-scrutiny pregnancy test  - All tests do have wrong results occasionally so it is important for people to be aware that if they have a result that they don't think is right, then they ...

Better information for better learning  - A report tabled in parliament yesterday, Education for Maori : Using information to improve Maori educational success, said Maori educational ...

Sir Graham Latimer the man for great opportunity  - That was the tribute paid to the former New Zealand Maori Council chair at his tangi in Pamapuria today by the Chief Judge, Dame Sian Elias.

Vicious media campaign in New Zealand over child abuse  - Shailer had met social workers from CYF and the Maori Women's Refuge days before Moko's death, saying she was “not coping” with caring for six ...

Bad research puts stigma on Maori marriage  -  Family First claims child poverty has risen as marriage rates have gone down, and it drew particular attention to the fact just 21 percent of Maori babies ...

Tangi celebration of life and identity  -  Te Paatu Marae is expecting a steady stream of manuhiri, including members of the New Zealand Maori Council and one of the key lawyers for the ..

What Effect Will A Tobacco Tax Hike Have In New Zealand?  - However, this smoking rate rises to 35% for Maori and 22% for Pacific people. The most substantial reduction in current smoking rates since ...

Māori and Pacific peoples' home-ownership falls in cities  - In the last 25 years, Māori and Pacific home-ownership rates fell at a faster rate than for the total population , Statistics New Zealand said today.

Home ownership rate plummets among Maori in Hastings over 25 years  - Since 1986, the proportion of Mâori living in private rentals has increased more than for the total population (up 88.3 percent and 42.7 percent, ...