Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Big gay kiss-in' staged at London Sainsbury's after homophobia row  - Almost 200 people descended upon a Sainsbury's supermarket to stage a mass 'kiss-in' after a same-sex couple was told off for holding hands in the ...

Traditional culture 'accepts violence '  - In my culture men are hardly seen as being capable of doing anything wrong — and women are the ones to blame if they should,” Ms Price told a closed audience at the Centre for Independent Studies’ inaugural Helen Hughes Talk for Emerging Thinkers.

Call for better support of Indigenous children in Government's child care funding overhaul - Former Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley has urged the Federal Government to change its proposed child care package to better support ...

Suicide rate for young Indigenous men highest in world, Australian report finds  - The rate of suicide among young Indigenous men is the highest in the world, according to a new report highlighting the challenges facing young ...

Tasmania's youth suicide rate highest in the country, prompting calls for better targeted services  - Tasmania's youth suicide rate has become the highest in the country, with ... The Australian Youth Development Index examined the lives of young ...

Australia military suicide rates soar as traumatised soldiers neglected by government  -  Australia's military suicide rate has been slammed as a 'national shame' by former Chief of Army Peter Leahy, as it is revealed 41 military personnel ...

Young and old 'live in the moment' and share a special inter-generational experience  - Group Homes Australia provides accommodation and care for older Australians and for those living beyond a diagnosis of dementia. Each home is ...

Australia Banned Same-Sex Marriage 12 Years Ago Today  - This bill is necessary because there is significant community concern about the possible erosion of the institution of marriage,” said then attorney general Phillip Ruddock as he introduced it on May 27. Shadow attorney general Nicola Roxon said the proposed marriage amendments “merely confirm existing law and [Labor’s] previous commitments to keeping marriage as a heterosexual institution”.

Indigenous peoples look to preserve environment - It was 2009 and a severe storm had battered Kingscliff, her home on the east coast of Australia. Several meters of beach and dune disappeared, while cranes were needed to shift whole buildings back to save them from the water's edge.

Peter Collier says planned changes to Aboriginal Heritage Act “not racist”  - Under the proposed changes, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs would be responsible for most of the decision making sparking fears the legislation ...

LGBT community celebrated at Australian Football's first Pride Game  - The Australian Football League (AFL) held its first-ever Pride Game to celebrate the LGBT community during a match between St Kilda and the ...

Indonesian Government fuelling hate campaign against LGBT community, human rights group says  - Human Rights Watch said in the first six months of this year, the Government and its ministers had stoked an unprecedented attack against LGBT  ...

Discriminatory' work-for-the-dole scheme under legal threat  - A research report from the Australian National University found there were about 50,000 penalties imposed in the first six months of the program ...

Naive whingers the real offenders in Bill Leak cartoon furore  - The Australian has reported on the appalling conditions of outstation and former mission Aboriginal communities for 25 years. Not all were bad.

Melbourne Indigenous teen credits early intervention with getting off drugs, turning life around  - Mr Gardiner has returned to coaching basketball, and said he would love to start his own food van and travel around Australia . He has some advice for ...

Language lost with the passing of 'great elder' Tommy George  - The loss of one of Australia's ancient Aboriginal languages was mourned yesterday with the burial on Cape York of its last fluent speaker, Tommy ...

Hāto Pētera leaders unite to keep school doors open  - The chairman of the former Te Whānau o Hāto Pētera Trust says there is a plan in place to prevent the possible closure of New Zealand's only Māori  ...

Māori and Pacific culture to be displayed in China  - China specifically asked for Māori and Pacific representation so we're really proud to be taking 12 photographers over to represent New Zealand in ...

RI shows off peaceful Papua  - “They will personally see the condition of the region and people of Papua . A lot of information from outside does not match reality. They can also see ...

Teach First experimenting on poor children  - A scheme touted as a way to get talented graduates in front of low decile Maori and Pacific students is being slammed as a poorly conceived and ...

Colonisation linked to child abuse  - Rihi Te Nana, the national Maori development manager at Relationships Aotearoa, says the reform of child, youth and family services hasn't given ...

Maori heritage obligation remains  - The chair of Auckland's Independent Maori Statutory board says removing the mechanism for triggering cultural impact assessments from the super ...

Action plan to boost Manawatū-Whanganui economy  - The plan also offers Māori in the region an opportunity to leverage their strong presence in the primary industries to enhance the wellbeing of local iwi ...

Ragnarok Director Hires Aboriginal Australians, Maori , and New Zealanders for Film Crew  - Waititi has reportedly been hiring a large amount of Aboriginal Australians, Maori , and New Zealand-native crew members for the film. His idea to hire ...