Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Obese fathers pass on metabolic disease to children , Sydney scientists warn  - While overweight mothers cop a hefty amount of finger wagging when it comes to the health of their children , dads often escape scrutiny. But fathers ...

Australia's secular pluralism is not negotiable  - Canada has a Muslim population that is double Australia's Muslim ... Jamal Rifi says there is “more to it than being a Muslim” and cites mental health ...

How The Pressures On Academic Excellence Trigger Anxiety And ...  - The standardized tests are also sparking issues in Australian education ... She also pointed out how stress and mental health took away the kids' ...

North aims to help produce more indigenous professionals  - In an Australian football first, a group of young Indigenous footballers from remote parts of the Northern Territory will walk out with the Socceroos ...

We Might Be 'Multicultural', But We're Still A White Australia  - With almost a third of our nation being immigrants yet only 8 percent being non-white (and that is including Australia's indigenous peoples), something ...

Alcohol management plans in Indigenous communities in Queensland ( Australia ) may have ...  -  Indigenous children in Australia are more likely than non- Indigenous children to be in contact with the child safety system. A large number of ...

Campaign to reduce suicide rates  -  Noongar Boodja Language Cultural Aboriginal Corporation has launched a series of projects to reintroduce the South West to Noongar culture with ...

Noongars finally take control of their own destiny, says leader Nannup ...  - The council's chief executive Wayne Nannup says the settlement — which has still to be ratified by the courts — will breathe new life into Noongar  ...

Son born through surrogacy at centre of passport nightmare for gay dads  -  Aussie gay couple Kyle and Kent Stewart are in the midst of a battle with the Australian Passport Offie as they try to obtain a passport for their son ...

Backing for Indigenous treaty grows as constitutional recognition loses support  - Support for scrapping constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... But Guardian Australia understands discussion focused on whether ...

Discover This Collection's Indigenous Roots  - The images portray the beauty of indigenous women, photographing Aboriginal models who live in Western Australia themselves. “Not only did I set ...

Coalition denies it is planning to overhaul Indigenous ranger program  - One slide, seen by Guardian Australia , reveals a push for the responsibility and accountability of rangers to be devolved to community organisations, ...

Aficionados head north to taste Top End art ARTS  - More than 10,000 visitors are expected at this year's Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, including buyers from major galleries around Australia and overseas.

Black Lives Matter movement has arrived in Australia , says visiting US activist  - The Black Lives Matter movement has arrived in Australia and is striking a chord with the Indigenous population, says a prominent US activist who is ...

Indigenous stories, songs and dance ' protected under new Victorian law  - The penalty is attached to a new Australian first protection of intangible ... stories, songs and dance, in Victoria's amended Aboriginal Heritage Act.

Koori language brought to life at Melton West Primary School  - He hopes learning a Koori language will bring people together, forge friendships and foster greater understanding. “As we say in my language 'jindi ...

Government could make $150 million annually from taxing cannabis  - Drug prohibition as it is in New Zealand disproportionately affects males, Maori and youth - in 2001 Maori made up 14.5 per cent of the population but ...

Ministry responds to sleeping-pod racism claims  - In a statement, it said, "There is a lack of New Zealand evidence regarding the safety and effectiveness of pepi pods and wahakura as interventions to ...

Bias against Māori in education, justice - Children's Commissioner  - Report co-author Carla Houkamau said racial bias was more subtle in New Zealand but still has a major impact on the success of Māori students.

Te Reo Māori's Indonesian connection  - Indonesia is seen as one of New Zealand's key trading partners for the education, energy, food and agriculture sectors in the future. It's one of the main ...

Doctors weak link in rheumatic fever campaign  - A leading campaigner against rheumatic fever is welcoming a new fund for encouraging innovative responses to rheumatic fever in Maori  ...

NZ's lack of action on Rights of Indigenous Peoples  - Iwi Māori have taken the government to task about their lack of implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Calls for Maori to “Mind Our Kids Ourselveves"  - In her address to the annual general meeting on Saturday of the Maori Party, of which she had been president for the past three years, Rangimarie ...

Young Māori innovators head to Silicon Valley  - A total of 26 Māori students have been selected to take part in a visit to Silicon Valley with an aim to increase Māori participation and achievement in ...