Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Why we need to support Aboriginal women's choice to give birth on country  - Not all Aboriginal women have access to high-quality, culturally competent maternity care. An audit in Western Australia , for instance, found 75% of ...

Meet Briggs, The Groundbreaking Indigenous Rapper From Australia - Briggs is an Indigenous Australian rapper, record label owner, comedy writer, actor as well as a political and current affairs commentator who's been ...

Elder Abuse: State Government pledges funds for helpline to assist our most vulnerable  - The report was prepared by Advocare, Western Australia's peak elder ... indicated that 4.6 percent of older people in Australia may experience elder ...

I Still Don't Feel Comfortable Holding Another Man's Hand  - Safety is still a big issue for LGBTI people in Australia , and homophobic bullying, violence and intimidation still happen in our public places. I'm a gay  ...

Activists urge US to end ban on gay men donating blood after Orlando massacre  -  Gay men can't donate blood to victims of the Orlando shooting. ... The UK and Australia have similar policies as the US with 12-month deferrals.

Inside the world of Australia's gay Muslims after Orlando shooting statement  - We wish to convey our deepest sympathies to the victims and all those affected by the Orlando Shooting. Our thoughts, prayers, and condolences are ...

Prince William appears on cover of gay mag  - Prince William has appeared on the cover of the UK gay magazine, Attitude to speak out against bullying people because of their sexuality.

$770K for Aboriginal arts and cultural projects  - The funding is part of the Government's Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Strategy, ... Australian Theatre for Young People (Sydney): $35,000 for the Djurali ...

Bill Shorten's warning is proof 'reconcilliation' push is a fraud  - On Monday Shorten said we needed something like a treaty between Australians with Aboriginal ancestors and those with none. He waffled, and ...

Sydney Light Rail project steam rolls Aboriginal heritage site  - “In 17 years of doing heritage, predominantly Aboriginal heritage in Australia , I've never ever heard of a project being canned because of Aboriginal  ...

To what extent do Australian child and youth health policies address the social determinants of ...  -  Australian child/youth health policies address health inequities to some extent, with the best examples in Aboriginal or child protection policies, and ...

Critics of indigenous incarceration 'overlook family violence'  -  Indigenous affairs academic Marcia Langton said there were some parts of Australia where “rates of violence are the critical factor in disabling ...

Indigenous poll to fail without support  - Cabinet minister Mathias Cormann believes Labor has created another dimension of risk to constitutional recognition of Australia's indigenous people ...

Suicide rates the highest for LGBTI community  - Hi I'm Emma, I'm new to Australia and looking for friends. ... Same-sex attracted Australians have up to 14 times higher rates of suicide attempts than ...

Facebook Adds Tools For Flagging Posts From Friends Who May Be Suicidal  - If it's your post that's flagged, you'll see a number of outreach options, including tips and resources to reach out to suicide prevention organisations.

Native Affairs - Trusting The Trustee  - Currently, of all the land in New Zealand , Māori collectively own just 5.5% of our land. Of that 5.5%, the Māori Trustee's office, Te Tumu Paeroa, ...

Celebrations to mark 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's landing  -  The first significant long-term contact between Maori and Europeans took ... "We have a landing site New Zealand can be proud of," Hellstrom said.

Solar power price increase for papakainga  - The Green Party has been vocal on its support to grow the solar industry in New Zealand and does not agree with Unison's decision saying it sends ...

More NZ primary schools promoting healthy living  - Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and Education Minister Hekia Parata say good progress is being made to encourage primary schools to adopt the ...

Maori cancer support and smoking cessation win health funding  - Massey University research addressing Maori cancer outcomes and Maori smoking cessation are included in the Heath Research Council's latest ...

Parihaka history informs peace walk  - Colleen Tuuta says while New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd was the catalyst for the hikoi, the battle for Maori voices to be heard is much bigger than ...

Judd walk against intolerance  - Mr Judd says the negative response to his attempt to get Maori representation on the council showed the need for change. "I'm really driving for a ...

Hikoi focuses on racism of power  -  A wide cross section of Maori , Pakeha and other manuhiri joined New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd today for the start of his peace hikoi. Over the ...