Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Data shows that domestic violence is a gender issue  - Police, court data and the Australian Bureau of Statistics show domestic violence is a gender issue, in terms of frequency, how it's perpetrated, the ...

Four facts about wealth in Australia you need to know  - It seems that part of the reason for this increasing inequality is that the older generations have most of the money. ME Bank supports this discovery ...

The ancient and fascinating story of Australia's eucalypts.  - In stories of Australia's past, much is made of its Gondwanan legacy, of plants such as southern beeches (Nothofagus species) that disclose old  ...

Australia , we are terrible at talking about racism  - It had taken the club 18 hours to figure out that throwing a banana at an indigenous man was racist. David Koch, chairman of the club, has taken a fair ...

Australia Revisits Samples from Indigenous Australians  -  Australia has a cache of blood samples collected from indigenous Australians in the 1960 and 1970s that could be used to reconnect families and ...

Australia's only openly gay Olympian shined on the world stage  - For Australia's lone openly gay Olympian, being able to play on the ... in sport," said Michelle Heyman, who plays for Australia's women's soccer team, ...

Same-sex marriage — can we just get it over with?  - That two out of three Australians believe same-sex marriage should be legalised is a figure borne out by countless polls. But you don't need to be a ...

Rabbi Cowen compares homosexuality to incest, bestiality  - A patron of the Australian Family Association has compared homosexuality to incest and bestiality, saying just because people have gay urges doesn't ...

Walk-off 50 years ago triggered Indigenous land-rights movement  - Your fight was not for yourselves alone, and we are determined that Aboriginal Australians everywhere will be helped by it. And I want to give back to ...

Recognise our history  - This was the first recognition of Aboriginal land rights in Australia and the first time the name Blacktown was written down,” Blacktown Historical ...

Banana thrower raises racism fears in AFL  - Goodes, one of Australia's most high-profile indigenous sportsmen, retired from the game after he was subject to repeated booing last season.

The hidden costs of low literacy in Australia  - For Indigenous Australians , the issue of low literacy is much more prevalent. Jack Beetson, a guest on this week's Insight, heads the Literacy for Life ...

Enterprise draws on art to help Australia's Aboriginals  - With no qualification or experience by her side, the 24-year-old is also an Aborigine living in Australia , which made her five times more likely to be ...

Hard facts desperately needed to end shambles of indigenous policy  - The rallying cry in indigenous affairs has become, in the face of funding ... That is, 550,000-odd indigenous Australians should have a direct say in ...

Sexual harassment, bullying widespread in Australia police: Report  -  Aborigines comprise three percent of Australia's population, while they make up 27 percent of the prison population and 94 percent of teen inmates in ...

Olympian Michelle Heyman: "I've wanted this all my life"  - Medals aside, the other big win in Rio was Matilda's team superstar Michelle Heyman making Australia proud as our one and only LGBT athlete at the ...

Maori part of world indigenous fashion spectacular  -  Maori fashion designers can start thinking now about the portfolios they need to put together to gain entry to the first World Indigenous Fashion Week ...

Maori King Should Stay Neutral  - The Maori King would have been better advised to stay away from public support for political parties and remain neutral, says New Zealand First ...

Fostering a culture of language learning  - Judith Riki, Moana Timoko and Maurice Nelson recently received Māori Medium Bilingual Education Study Awards to enhance their teaching practice.

2017 Māori Medium Bilingual Education Study Awards closing soon  - The 2017 Māori Medium Bilingual Education Study Awards close Monday 5 September 2016. Find out more about these awards, aswell as the ...

Got a Trade? Got it Made!  - Budget 2016 provided $24 million for Apprentices and Maori and Pasifika Trades Training. This will support a further 5,500 apprentices, and 2,500 ...

Maori land rates remission justified  - By the 1880s it became apparent in the South that Maori-owned lands were either too small and/or infertile to sustain a growing local Maori population  ...

Education is now a Right for Papua New Guinea's Children – not a Privilege  - Speaking at the opening of the new Georita Memorial Church 2, in Maopa village on Friday, to thousands of people from around the Abau District of ...

Obama's 6 Gay US Ambassadors Are Leading the Global Fight for LGBT Rights  - Obama has appointed seven openly gay ambassadors: U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa David Huebner (who served from 2009 to ...