Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Aboriginal jail rates increase by 50 per cent  - The imprisonment rate for Aboriginal Australians has increased by an alarming 52 per cent over a decade. But Indigenous people are missing out on ...

Songs and Stories of Indigenous Incarceration  - The over-representation and treatment of Indigenous Australians in the justice system is once again making headlines, but a documentary, Prison ...

Indigenous business forum could advance a 'new model' of doing business for Sask. First Nations  - A major indigenous business forum that kicks off this morning in Saskatoon ... including the United States, Australia , New Zealand, Namibia, Norway and Chile. ... “We're here to help each other out as indigenous and non- indigenous  ...

More stories of suffering will fuel push for euthanasia  - That point differentiates her from Australia's best-known euthanasia ... in recent years by assisting people who were not physically ill to commit suicide .

Thousands of men join viral campaign to normalise chats about mental health  - Ambler was motivated to raise awareness about suicide prevention after mental ... In Australia suicide is also the leading cause of death for men aged ...

A Secret Gay Language Has Gone Mainstream in the Philippines  - Three years ago, after Wil Dasovich completed his bachelor's degree at California Polytechnic State University, he did what many young graduates do: ..

The 'bear' community: something to growl about?  -  AUSTRALIA'S bear community provides a safe space for same-sex attracted men to come together in solidarity regardless of how they look. However ...

Derryn Hinch opposes same-sex plebiscite he says will cost $250m  - Mr Hinch, interviewed on Melbourne radio, also fired up on same-sex marriage ... defined marriage, whereas it is not a constitutional issue in Australia .

Hard evidence necessary to lift indigenous welfare  - Almost $6 billion is spent each year on indigenous affairs but there is ... This profile represents only 13 per cent of indigenous Australia , or 70,000 ...

Time to stop this discrimination nation  - Discrimination against indigenous Australians is one of the most prevalent forms of discrimination in Australia , according to Beyond Blue. Its research ...

Black Mist Burnt Country: dark cloud of history  - will commemorate this still little-known chapter in Australia's history through the work of more than 30 indigenous and non- indigenous artists.

Australian first in NSW parliamentary decision on Gweagal artefacts - An ecstatic Mr Kelly said it was the first time in Australian history any ... first moments of contact between Europeans and Australia's Indigenous people.

The big end of town has finally discovered Australia's media is a whitewash  - For many Australians of indigenous , diverse and indeed Anglo heritage, the nation represented on media outlets was not one they felt a part of.

Stolen Identities: The Repatriation of Indigenous Artifacts  - Earlier this year a legal battle that spanned twenty years concluded in a major victory for Native American tribes in Washington. “Kennewick Man“–the remains of a 9,000 year old skeleton discovered in 1996–is considered one of the most important archaeological finds in North American history. The skeleton was found on federal land but multiple Native American tribes argued that the skeleton, which was officially determined to be Native American in 2015, belonged on tribal land. Under

Do you know a Bunji from a Boorie? Meet our dictionary's new Indigenous words  - In addition to the words from Indigenous languages , there are numerous terms ... Words and meanings are included if they are exclusively Australian , ...

Irish gay marriage referendum campaigner warns Malcolm Turnbull and MPs against plebiscite  - Likewise, some LGBT canvassers who were out asking for rights for ... "In Australia we saw the rainbow flags being waved on Ireland's referendum ...

Come with an open mind': what life is really like in New Zealand  - Since the EU referendum, a growing number of Britons are investigating a move to New Zealand . Here, people talk about life in the land of the long ...

Papua New Guinea-Bougainville mine row intensifies  - “I have deliberately given these shares to the people so that the ABG does not have outright control of 53.8 per cent of the mine. The ABG is very ...

Maori homeless solution needed  - The national independent Maori housing network is warning any solution for homelessness needs to take into account Maori cultural differences.

King's call misses political reality - Labour MP Louisa Wall says the Maori king's slap in the face for her party and his local MP is unlikely to have any political impact. King Tuheitia closed ...

Young Maori woman brings cultural perspective to dairy farm  - Lincoln University student Ash-Leigh Campbell, 25, is one of the bright lights of Maori agribusiness in New Zealand. Recently named as a finalist in ...

General practice helps identify patients worth screening for AAA  - In the UK, only men are screened, but Dr Jones says he is concerned by the rates of AAA in Maori , including Maori women, who may contribute to a ...

Harawira revels in regal tick  - He says Mana president Lisa McNabb and her Maori Party counterpart Tukoroirangi Morgan, and advisor to the king, are talking about possible ...

Maori stories sought for online journal  - A special edition of a long-running online journal is being hailed as a way for Maori and other indigenous peoples to tell their own stories and work out ...