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Orlando shooting: Gunman attacks packed gay nightclub in Florida

Orlando shooting: Gunman attacks packed gay nightclub in Florida  - A gunman shot dead 50 revellers at a Florida gay nightclub last night and injured 53 others after storming the venue armed with an assault rifle and a ...

Orlando is desperate for blood donors—and most gay men aren't allowed to help

Orlando is desperate for blood donors—and most gay men aren't allowed to help  - Britain swapped a lifetime ban on gay blood donors for the 12-month abstinence rule in 2011. Australia has a similar policy limiting blood donation to ...

Married to the idea of equality

Married to the idea of equality  -  Same-sex marriage was new to the world back then. ... marriage equality so we decided not to delay our wedding by waiting for Australia to catch up.

This teenager has been forced into a gay conversion camp with no escape

This teenager has been forced into a gay conversion camp with no escape  - A CAMPAIGN to get a teen released from a Christian “camp” where she was undergoing therapy to “pray the gay away” has been successful.

Songlines that criss-cross Australia televised as a series for the first time

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Songlines that criss-cross Australia televised as a series for the first time - Screen Australia to make a short documentary for an ambitious series on the Indigenous songlines which sweep the length and breadth of the land.

An alternative way to save for retirement

An alternative way to save for retirement  - Most Australians will retire with savings thanks to Australia's compulsory ... Older retirees may need to rely on financial support from other family ...

Indigenous women handed mental health boost to assist pregnancy, motherhood

Indigenous women handed mental health boost to assist pregnancy, motherhood  -  Indigenous women handed mental health boost to assist pregnancy, ... wellbeing of pregnant Aboriginal women is to be piloted in Western Australia .

Australian Aboriginal artists tell their story

Australian Aboriginal artists tell their story  - The Aboriginals of Australia's Western Desert lived in their homeland for ... could access drinking water, crosses the boundaries of many Aboriginal  ...

Where to celebrate LGBT Pride all across the U.S.

Where to celebrate LGBT Pride all across the U.S.  - Pride — it's that special time of year when LGBTQ folks and their allies come together to celebrate with parades, booze and free pens from Bank of ...

App allows users to type in indigenous languages

App allows users to type in indigenous languages  - Characters unique to these languages are absent on regular mobile ... Some indigenous languages in Australia and the US are also included.

Striving to be the first Māori in space

Striving to be the first Māori in space  - A New Zealander working at Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Houston in ... Mr Vautier is currently in Rotorua for the Māori Inspire Event, Matariki X, ...

Māoridom's 'greatest activist' mourned

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Māoridom's 'greatest activist' mourned  -  Māori Council co-chair Sir Eddie Taihakurei Durie said an enormous amount had changed for the better in New Zealand since Sir Graham joined the ...

Sir Graham Latimer makes his final journey to his resting place

Sir Graham Latimer makes his final journey to his resting place  - During Saturday's service, the NZ Māori Council chair, Sir Eddie Taihakurei ... It led to the Court Of Appeal case, won by the Maori Council, which he ...

Maori New Year brings willing workers to Parihaka

Maori New Year brings willing workers to Parihaka  -  Maori New Year kicked off today in Taranaki with a community gardening session at ... Puanga, or Matariki as it's known in other parts of New Zealand , ...

One Tree Hill planting shows neither Maori nor English can serve as common language ...

One Tree Hill planting shows neither Maori nor English can serve as common language ... - One Tree Hill planting shows neither Maori nor English can serve as ... Hundreds gather to watch quietly as new totara and pohutakawa were ... a new partnership among the diverse peoples of Auckland and New Zealand .

Paradise reborn

Paradise reborn  -  New Zealanders continue to reap the benefits of one man's vision to protect Paradise and those who helped the area ... "Paradise, my little Maori princess, for every place must be that to me when you are by my side,'' Duncan told .

Papua is Not Indonesia's Palestine

Papua is Not Indonesia's Palestine  - Recently, the Free Papua Movement's main figure, Benny Wenda, ... of oil and gas royalties are directed towards the well-being of Papuan people .

Court action to quell student protest in Papua New Guinea

Court action to quell student protest in Papua New Guinea  -  A court in Papua New Guinea has granted an injunction preventing ... Amnesty International said it had information that 38 people were injured and ...