Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

A new generation of multicultural poets empowered through the spoken word  - Often tackling brave subject matter and spanning the political and personal, the modern art form with no defined style is inspired by hip-hop culture and was first developed by Marc Smith in Chicago in 1984 as a way to enliven performance poetry.

Pilanguru people to fight on as uranium mine gets environmental approval  - The Environmental Protection Authority of WA recommended the Barnett government approve construction of the open-pit mine and uranium processing plant, operated by Perth-based Vimy Resources Limited, after a three-month public environmental review.

What was the first name for grasswrens?  - Clearly, the ICZN only applies to names provided through the Linnean system of scientific names. If this were not the case, our catalogue of scientific names for organisms should be peppered with the words of the Earth’s surviving Indigenous languages. Humans have been knocking about the planet for a couple of

More details on multicultural children needed in Families SA data: Multicultural Communities Council  - A lack of data on how migrant and refugee families are interacting with the child protection system is inhibiting support, South Australia's Multicultural ...

Five things you didn't know about Chinese medicine  - Chinese medicine has been used for thousands of years, but it can be very foreign to some causing apprehension when considering it as a form of treatment to address disruptions in your health.

Nicotine vaping should be legal  - Federal and state governments and health organisations in Australia have taken a prohibitionist, risk-averse view on nicotine and e-cigarettes without ...

Family is at the heart of new Irish communities in Australia  -  Eimear Beattie met her husband, Anthony, playing Gaelic football in Sydney back in 2001. As a young backpacker, she found it easy to make friends through the GAA, or by going to the pub. But when the couple returned to live in Perth 10 years later, married and with two kids in tow, the history and PE teacher from Co Tipperary found it much more difficult to meet people.

Michael Phelps' ' mental ' theory on Australian swim team struggles  - The Dolphins had enough world-leading times before Rio to suggest they could challenge the almighty US team for top spot on the swimming medal tally. Australia finished second with three gold medals, taking a step in the right direction after a dismal London 2012 campaign, but were put in their place by the Americans, who claimed a staggering 16 gold.

Longer, faster domestic violence orders help abuse victims  - The government will also roll out a "comprehensive information sharing framework" so all of police, courts and domestic and family violence services can better assess the risks facing victims and manage those risks for safer outcomes.

Western Australia and Northern Territory worst for the poorest and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...  - According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the national incarceration rate rests at 191 Australian adults per 100,000 adults. However Western ...

Empathy and insight in tales out of Australia  - A collection of short stories examines the way in which white Australians have written about indigenous people, reviewer Willie Campbell writes.

Australia's delay in achieving marriage equality is coming at a real cost for our region  - By the time same-sex couples are finally able to wed in Australia , activists may be burnt out and unable to contribute to the fight for human rights of ...

Activists warn changes to anti discrimination act will encourage hate speech  - Currently Tasmania has one of the strongest anti bias protections in Australia . The move to water down elements of the Act surrounding hate speech ...

A trio of First Nations DJs is reclaiming the way indigenous culture is portrayed in culture  - For our new album, we worked with a Sami artist and we worked with an Aboriginal electronic group from Australia . We had to ask permission to use ...

WA Libs to debate indigenous recognition  -  A motion against recognising indigenous Australians in the constitution will be debated at the WA Liberal state conference this weekend.

New Zealand study offers exercise hope to diabetes sufferers  -  New Zealand researchers believe they might have made a breakthrough in the treatment of people with type 2 ...

Government reveals new law to allow GCSB to spy on Kiwis  - The bill says New Zealanders can only be spied on in the interests of National ... The Prime Minister says while the bill allows the GCSB to spy on New ...

The influence of Māori and Pasifika ancestry on health  - The more blended our ethnicities become, the better the chance of finding a match in New Zealand but the poorer the chance of finding an overseas ...

Healthcare must reflect gene differences between ethnicities  - and published in the New Zealand Science Review, found that differences between Maori and Pasifika gene pools and those of European ancestry ...

Too few Maori aiming for tech jobs  - community centres, and they have the potential to transform New Zealand socially and economically if they can be helped to reach their potential.

Maori King honoured with Hamilton's Freedom of the City award  -  Maori King honoured with Hamilton's Freedom of the City award ... Maori King Tuheitia is gifted 'Freedom of the City' by Julie Hardaker at a ... Council, with the region, with New Zealand and the international stage," Chesterman said.

Maori and Pacific youth set to fill 60000 currently vacant ICT jobs by 2020  - High Tech Youth, a New Zealand after-school cyber learning programs for young people in underserved communities, has set its sights on filling ...

Talent sought for Maori Statutory Board  - Panel chair Tame Te Rangi from Ngati Whatua says Tamaki Makaurau is now the largest centre of Maori population in the world, and it's important ...