Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Teen singer explores her heritage  - I think in Australia , indigenous people can have a very strong connection to their community, especially in the urban areas. “There is still a lot of ...

This year's most complained about ads - Treatment of women and Indigenous Australians have featured heavily in the claims levelled against advertisements in Australia this year.

Older workers need more support, Council On The Ageing says -  Older South Australians are among those who have been largely ignored in the state budget, a key lobby group says. A $500 million commitment to ...

Australia's cheapest rental cities  - For house renters, Hobart remains the cheapest capital city in Australia with a ... Changes to the rental market may have repercussions for older stock, ...

HIV Cases Still Rampant Among Gay Men Despite Healthcare Advances - Despite advances in HIV prevention and treatment services, gay , bisexual and many men who have sex with men (MSM) remain to account for the ...

A country boy's story about coming out: self-harm, suicide and Safe Schools - My family lived in a town called Waaia, a hamlet near Shepparton, which in 2015 had the lowest average annual income in Victoria (just $27,627). Each weekday, I would travel by bus to and from the larger town of Numurkah to attend a public secondary college.

After George Takei Protests, Zachary Quinto Defends Making Sulu Gay In New "Star Trek"  - John Cho in the latest reboot — is discovered to be gay and married in the upcoming Star Trek Beyond. Cho broke the news to Australia's Daily Sun, ...

The Voice's Alfie Arcuri says he couldn't even sing until he came out of the closet  - His good looks and incredible vocals have made him a fan favourite on The Voice Australia . But in a surprising new interview, Alfie Arcuri admits that ...

Jenayah Elliott makes history as first Aboriginal in US pageant - Next month, the 17-year-old will become the first Aboriginal entrant to ... The poised young woman who wears the Miss Teen Galaxy Australia tiara ...

Indigenous health gets professor John Boulton's human touch -  Aboriginal Children, History and Health is both an emblematic story of the frontier in northern Australia and a guide to the hidden, persisting causes of ...

Australia struggling to improve placement of Indigenous children in care  - A third of Indigenous children in out-of-home care are currently placed in non- Indigenous care, despite legislation and policy deeming it the last resort, ...

We Indigenous people are stronger than we believe, and smarter than we know - This honour in some way belongs to Indigenous parents and communities, across Australia , who are working with schools to deliver on the life-giving ...

Federal election 2016: 'Be brave' on indigenous treaty -  Last month's indigenous consultations in Broome on the question of constitutional recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians will ...

Putting Indigenous imprisonment rates on the national agenda - I replied that the NT statistics for Aboriginal imprisonment were so bad that it ... Cuba noted the high level of Indigenous Australians in prison and the ...

Star Trek' gets first openly gay major character  - announcement in an interview with Australia's Herald Sun. Some fans have been pressuring the franchise to include a prominent LGBT character, ...

PM should negotiate Indigenous treaty, says Naidoc person of the year Chris Sarra  - standard of education offered in remote communities, Sarra said Indigenous Australians were “stronger than we believe and smarter than we know”.

School radio station reaches milestone for teaching te reo  -  This week marks five years since a local primary school incorporated te reo Maori lessons into its school radio station. National Maori Language Week ...

Iwi push claim to Awaroa as people of NZ take ownership - Awaroa Beach becomes part of the Abel Tasman National Park today after 40,000 Kiwis raised the money to buy it - but local Maori want the ...

'Institutional racism' behind funding decision  - The Government's refusal to fund a Maori safe sleep device that has been saving babies lives for the past decade has been labelled "institutional ...

Researcher convinced pepi pods save lives - Between 40 to 50 babies, most of them Maori , died in their sleep each year. More than half were accidentally suffocated by their parents while ...

Learning te reo a life-changing experience for a South Taranaki novice  - As part of his te reo course, he has also learned a lot of history about South Taranaki Maori and Parihaka, as well as the life of Sir Maui Pomare.

Technology multiplies Bible translation efforts in Papua New Guinea  - Thankfully, that's becoming increasingly possible for more people around the world. Wycliffe Bible Translators is one organization working tirelessly to ...

NZ Govt urged to recognise West Papua 'genocide'   - Government to have a bilateral relationship with Indonesia, rather than speak up for the pacific people who live in West Papua ," said Ms Leadbeater.

Teacher bias against Maori students  - An Auckland researcher says Kiwi school teachers form low expectations of Maori students, which has led to decades of under-achievement.