Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Church calls for better care for ageing population  -  Australia must protect older people who are most vulnerable to hardship and who are at risk of feeling they are a burden on society." Bishop Tarabay ...

Australia warns against travel to Philippines following terror attack  - DFAT warns there is a very high threat of kidnapping, violent crime, clashes between armed groups and frequent natural disasters, such as typhoons, ...

How to plan a trip to the remote outback region - A network of parks and reserves, many of which are partly owned and operated by Australia's various Aboriginal peoples, form an outback-style road .

I have a dream': A look back at the fight for marriage equality in the year 2031 - A reflection on the campaign for marriage equality in Australia – 15 years in ... After doing everything I could to change my orientation, including gay  ...

Married At First Sight Australia groom Craig walks out on his husband Andy  - Days after tying the knot at a drama-filled wedding in New Zealand, the first same -sex couple on Channel Nine's controversial show Married At First ...

Catholic bishop calls on church to accept homosexuality  - Bishop Long said it was not good enough to treat gay people with ... The Australian reported in May that Archbishop Fisher condemned the ...

Election of LGBTQ Officials Has Broad Impact, Study Finds  -  Same-sex marriage legislation has hit a stumbling block in Australia due to the opposition of some members of Parliament. This is despite the fact that ...

Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program  - Some of Australia's most dynamic visual art is produced in Indigenous art centres, which enable artists to create new art, earn income, develop ...

Freedom From Deadly Addiction For Australia's Most Vulnerable  -  Australia's most vulnerable communities are set to overcome one of their ... rest of Australia , and Type 2 diabetes is three times the national average.

Mick Gooda dismisses challenge to role in youth detention royal commission  - In the Northern Territory about 97% of juvenile detainees are Indigenous . ... “The success of the commission is likely to be judged by the Australian  ...

We talk in Wubuy but children reply in Kriol – Numbulwar school on a language rescue mission  -  Indigenous children do the hokey pokey during a Wubuy language class at the ... the language that works here,” Hilda Ngalmi tells Guardian Australia .

No alcohol or illegal drugs' found in system of Indigenous woman who died in police custody  - The family of Indigenous woman Rebecca Maher is desperately seeking answers about how their daughter died in NSW police custody, after they ...

Merrigong leads the way in Indigenous programming - The Illawarra Performing Arts Centre is one of Australia's top presenting organisations leading the way in incorporating Indigenous works into their ...

Dinosaur footprints found on Western Australian beach  - However, the footprints are not a new find and were acknowledged by indigenous Australians centuries earlier, according to palaeontologist Steve ...

Forging an indigenous intelligentsia  - We need more indigenous academics in Australian universities. Indigenous academics are role models and provide positive leadership for younger ...

Gay dads and trans comic feature in new advert for eating lamb  - He then morphs into Indian Australia actor Akra Das, who highlights the diverse nature of modern Australian society – including indigenous people, ...

When Te Reo conquered world  - At the beginning of that year, Dalvanius Prime and the Patea Maori Club had released a video track that combined traditional Maori waiata with poi ...

Owners get chance to wananga on Maori Land Service -  The service is being developed to work alongside the rewritten Te Ture Whenua Maori , taking over many of the functions now being done by the Maori  ...

Maori psychology book promotes hope  - Hope is the message being promoted in a new book that aims to present a Maori perspective on psychology and mental illness. Te Manu I Kai Te ...

Influence part of community journey  - One of the nominees for this year's Women of Influence awards says it's gratifying to see the number of wahine Maori who made the list. Awerangi ...

Maori Party Called to Account on Housing  - The Maori Party must front up and oppose legislation which is being fast-tracked today through all stages so the government can flog off state housing ...

Audience research wins gold for Māori Television  - Efforts to revitalise te reo Māori , through television and digital platforms have been recognised by the New Zealand Research Association.

Foreign capital key to future Maori wealth  - He says Maori asset managers may need advice on how to do business with Asia, building on the sort of trade missions he has been hosting to China, ...

Minister needs to taihoa on Māori land reform  - Minister Te Ururoa Flavell needs to taihoa on his ture whenua Māori reforms until there is certainty on all of its component parts, particularly the design ...