Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Number of homeless women rising in Brisbane, domestic violence often the cause, experts say  - She says the number of homeless women in Australia is growing and domestic violence is a common thread. "One important element here to consider ...

Labor's ever more distant light on the hill  - The shameful gap between Indigenous and non- Indigenous people in Australia is not closing. In unemployment and rates of imprisonment, the gap is ...

Global Indigenous youth taking the planet in their hands  - s Telford, a young Indigenous Australian from Bunjalan country, said it ... Seed has connected Indigenous youth from around Australia , working to ...

Coal Won't Solve Energy Poverty , Renewables Will  -  Australia sits near the bottom of the list, with only 10 percent of electricity consumption being sourced from renewables -- 11 percent below the world ...

Australia doesn't need a plebiscite on same-sex marriage – Ireland's experience shows why  - Ireland made history in May 2015 by becoming the first country to legalise same- sex marriage by popular vote. Australia may follow suit if the Coalition ...

Gays and others marginalized deserve an apology  - Pope Francis says gay people — and all the other people the church has marginalized, such as the poor and the exploited — deserve an apology.

LGBTQ Senior Citizens Discuss Love, Marriage, and America  - Today marks the one-year anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruling that recognized the right of same-sex couples to marry.

Former PM John Howard wants protection for those opposed to gay marriage - John Howard has called for the protection for those who are opposed to same- sex marriage. The former Australian prime minister said there needs to ...

Protecting, preserving and celebrating Indigenous Languages  - In our pursuit of closing the gap between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians , we must continue to celebrate and be proud of the rich diversity ...

Remote APY lands to lose their voting by marbles  - The practice of voting by marble in elections in South Australia's remote Aboriginal lands will be ended by legislation introduced into the state's ...

A vote on marriage equality is not an exercise in democracy - it is an abrogation of it - With the likely return of the Coalition government on July 2 has come the shift of attention to Australia's next national poll: the plebiscite on marriage ...

In Australia , This Political Race Covers a Lot of Ground  - For Carol Martin, the secret to campaigning here ahead of Australia's July 2 national election isn't political fliers and catchy slogans, but a toolbox and ...

The indigenous women giving me cause to hope  - Should six of these candidates be successful in getting elected, Australia will hit population parity rates in Parliament for Indigenous people for the first ...

Australian region's indigenous suicide rates worst in world  - Suicide rates among indigenous people in a remote region of Western Australia are among the highest in the world, a new report has found.

Oldest Modern Human Skull Was Not Related to Indigenous Australians  - The study, led by UNSW Australia Associate Professor Darren Curnoe and ... He labeled the skull as being that of an indigenous Australian .

Indigenous suicide rates in Kimberley seven times higher than other Australians -  Indigenous people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia are seven times more likely to kill themselves and up to 20 times more likely to ...

Farmers need to use social media to get the farm story out  - Rural people need to tell their farm stories to customers on social media, such as ... She said digital devices were the way to get the New Zealand farm ...

NZ's tax disclosure rules 'inadequate' -  New Zealand's tax system has been given a fail grade on disclosure by an ... Under current arrangements, the beneficiaries of trusts (the people that ...

Govt Recognizes Communal Rights of Nine Local Indigenous Communities in Papua  - The state has supported available space for Papua's indigenous communities so no more people are evicted or forced from their native land, Ferry ...

Papua rights abuses under the spotlight -  Allegations of human rights abuses in Indonesia's Papua region, or West Papua, have been highlighted at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this week. But as the international focus sharpens on ongoing human rights abuses against West Papuans, Jakarta says it's taking concrete action to address the issue.

Ragnarok director Taika Waititi on working with Marvel: 'These people don't act like a studio.'  - He's directed a funny Maori coming-of-age film, Boy, that became New Zealand's biggest box-office hit, and a giggly, improv-heavy vampire ...

Iwi work leads to TPK role - She started her career in the Ministry for Maori Development in the early 1990s, before moving on to Te Oranganui Iwi Health Authority and then ...

Dr Hū" only takataapui finalist at Matariki Awards  - Dr Hūhana Hickey, perhaps best-known as “Dr Hū” was a finalist last night at the Matariki Awards, the annual event presented by Māori Television and ...

Howie Tamati seeking Maori Party candidacy  - The former rugby league star announced at the weekend's Pomare Day commemoraiton in Waitara he's putting his name forward to be the Maori  ...

Officials seek landlocked land solution  -  Officials and landowners are looking for ways to open up landlocked Maori land for development. The issue was raised by owners during consultation ...