Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Terrorism's potential links to mental illness, past criminal behaviour to be studied  - The Government's top anti-terror adviser has been asked to investigate Australian terror suspects' potential links with mental illness and past criminal ...

Marriage equality plebiscite not as popular as Turnbull claims, poll shows  - Galaxy asked 1,000 Australian voters “regardless of your views on same-sex marriage” whether they support or oppose a national plebiscite to decide ...

Report shows regional Australia has a drinking problem -  Aboriginal people abstain from alcohol as much as other NSW residents but when they do drink, indigenous Australians are likely to drink enough to ...

New Guidelines Assist Financial Inclusion for Indigenous Australians  - The First Nations Foundation and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have applauded changes to national guidelines to assist financial institutions ...

Australia's wellbeing 'good, but losing ground', making important steps for indigenous  - Many Indigenous Australians who share a name with a deceased person often subsequently change their name. Without official identification, such ...

Most voters support Indigenous treaty and constitutional recognition: survey  - Almost 3-in-5 would support a treaty with Australia's first peoples, almost level with those who would vote yes to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

HSC students to learn more about environment, Asia, women and Aboriginal history  - Other subjects include how Indigenous leaders impacted on modern Australia and the growing influence of Asia. A mandatory writing unit will be ...

Pauline Hanson asks an Aboriginal cameraman if he is a refugee - Pauline Hanson once asked an indigenous cameraman if he was a refugee, and then congratulated him ...

Teen gives voice to change - state level last December, Kupakwashe spoke about closing the 12-year life expectancy gap between indigenous and non- indigenous Australians .

Give us your name on census night, it'll be safe - August 9 will be the Australia's 17th national census of population and housing. It's our moment to pause and make a difference.

Australia goes backwards in Save the Children's Child Prosperity Index  -  Australia's economic prosperity is not shared by all children. ... The report found 60 per cent of indigenous young people finish high school compared ...

$626 million: That's how much homelessness costs Australia  - There is increasing homelessness and risk of homelessness for older ... real, often overlooked, economic costs of youth homelessness in Australia .

Australians over 65 are most likely age group to drink alcohol every day  - Excessive alcohol consumption is the leading contributor to illness and deaths in Australia for people up to 44-years- old , and costs the state economy ...

Unemployment's age- old problem  - It's true, young people dominate the unemployment figures: a third of the unemployed in June were under 25 according to figures from the Australian  ...

The blatant pillage of Australia's youth  - Moreover, the older cohorts have increased their share of investment properties, thus helping to shut-out younger Australians from home ownership ...

Turnbull Fails Marriage Equality Promise? AU Says No to LGBT Love?  - The latest survey has revealed that the marriage equality plebiscite might have to wait for approval as only 48 percent of Australians seem to support ...

Kapisi's lyric genesis used to connect with youth drivers  - Kapisi alongside Auckland Transport and NZ Police are reaching out via the ... He's renowned for his lyrical beats raising issues relevant to Māori and ...

Northland DHB to continue to fund pepi pods  - As there is such significant inequity between Māori and non- Māori in Northland's SUDI rates, the priority has been to find prevention measures that ...

Port Moresby city expecting influx of people for VONC - More than three hundred (300) vehicles and a three thousand strong crowd of support, is expected tomorrow on all roads leading to Waigani in a bid ...

I was horrified' - Rotorua kaumatua furious over beer labels depicting revered Maori ancestress  - They have plastered labels on four kinds of beers with the names Hinemoa, Rawene (the Maori word for raven), Kauri and Mokoia (an island in ...

Red Ribbon for Maori AIDs effort - The organisation leading the Maori and Pacific response to HIV/AIDs has been given a Red Ribbon award at the 2016 World Aids Conference in ...

Mana- Maori talks a positive start  -  Mana leader Hone Harawira says he's looking for a strategic relationship with the Maori Party rather than a merger. Mr Harawira met yesterday with ...

New Zealand invite to US Navy marks end to nuclear stalemate - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key shake hands after their joint press conference at Government House in ...

Educator fought for bicultural schooling  - He encouraged a partnership with the Maori principals' association that led to Te Akatea members being elected to the federation's national executive.

One Children's Song, Translated Into Australia's Many Local Languages  - A song called “Marrin Gamu,” created for primary school children and teachers to promote the diversity and beauty of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres ...