Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Trump and Pence will appear together at LGBTI hate group event - Trump has claimed he would be better for LGBTI voters than opponent Hillary Clinton even as he continues to court the religious far right.

Australian Charity Tackles Suicide Awareness With Heart Touching Video  - Although the road to recovery must have been tough, all the men featured in the video are now living normal lives and have survived suicidal thoughts.

Students Across NZ Go Silent Against LGBTI Bullying - Today students across New Zealand will tape their mouths shut to draw attention to the silence surrounding homophobic , biphobic, and transphobic ...

Coronation Street' Gay Kiss Scene Defended By ITV After Homophobic Backlash  - ITV have issued a passionate defence of a gay kiss scene that aired on 'Coronation Street', following a homophobic backlash. Monday's (5 ...

Gay man deals with nasty homophobia with amazing dignity and eloquence - For many of us who have never had to experience such a situation, it is jarring to watch - shamefully so in fact. We hear about homophobia all the time, ...

Australia could see 'self-executing' gay marriage vote - The country's Labor Party has demanded this as a condition if the promised referendum on the issue goes ahead. Without it, same sex would not be ...

Aboriginal death in custody: Inmate died in Sydney prison after being 'restrained and sedated' - An Indigenous inmate at Sydney's Long Bay prison died after being restrained by riot officers and tranquilised, according to documents obtained by ...

A role model who rose above racism and bullying - The inspiring 17-year-old yesterday shared his battles with bullies, racism and indigenous disadvantage at the launch of News Corp Australia's  ...

Marking the Infinite” Power of the First Peoples of Australia - Marking the Infinite,” a new exhibition of contemporary women artists from Aboriginal Australia , embarks on a two-year tour across North America.

25 Percent Of Homeless People In Australia Are Indigenous  - As the leader of an organisation that aims to reduce homelessness, I constantly grapple with the fact that Indigenous Australians make up 25 percent ...

A History and Future of Resistance  - But such a narrative obscures the fact that indigenous people — not only in the United States, but across the settler colonized Angloworld in Australia , ...

Aboriginal death in custody: Inmate died in Sydney prison after being 'restrained and sedated' - An Indigenous inmate at Sydney's Long Bay prison died after being restrained by riot officers and tranquilised, according to documents obtained by ...

A role model who rose above racism and bullying - The inspiring 17-year-old yesterday shared his battles with bullies, racism and indigenous disadvantage at the launch of News Corp Australia's  ...

Addressing indigenous incarceration in Australia ....its a slow process but something needs to be ... - A peak Australian legal research body is calling for for more Aboriginal courts to help reduce the growing numbers of indigenous Australians in prison.

Could This Spot for Australian Lamb Represent the Ultimate in Diversity?  - of the organization in the past; its Australia Day ad earlier this year was accused by some of being insensitive to Australia's indigenous population.

Reconciliation is everyone's business - There have been advances, many advances, starting with that successful referendum result, and followed by the election of Australia's first Aboriginal  ...

Indigenous Australians may have been the first bakers making loaves 15000 years before the ...  -  Australian author Bruce Pascoe claims Aboriginal people were not only hunter gatherers as commonly portrayed after European colonisation in his ...

One in 10 young Australian Indigenous men rate their happiness at  - The report by Mission Australia shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth reporting higher levels of concern about issues such as bullying, ...

Why Auckland is the hottest property market in the world - Auckland also attracts New Zealanders wanting to experience a little of the ... It is also the largest Pacific city in the world, and home to the most Māori in the country. ... Garage accommodation in Otara, south Auckland, New Zealand .

AUT host first Māori and Indigenous performance symposium  - Some of the most recognizable names in New Zealand dance and film took part ... After listening to Peter Williams acknowledging the anthem in Māori .

Māori politicians support Standing Rock Sioux indigenous rights - The Standing Rock Sioux tribes have the support of the United Nations. Here in New Zealand , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the issue is a ...

MTS research finds new audience -  Maori Television's has won gold in the media and advertising category at this year's Research Association Effectiveness Awards for its audience ...

Taihoa call on marine reserve vote - Labour leader Andrew Little says the Government needs to consult with Maori before committing to more closing off more of New Zealand's exclusive ...

More support needed for Maori asthma - A leading expert in respiratory disease says the health system isn't giving Maori the support they need to deal with high levels of respiratory disease.

In New Zealand, The Land Can Be A Person. Meanwhile, in Australia…. - The government has a policy of not returning National Parks to Māori ... As the country's then Minister for Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, observed at ...

West Papua leader- 'it's time to take this to the UN'  - Octovianus Mote was denied entry into West Papua earlier this year. ... “Indonesia is using sovereignty as a means to slaughter people ,” Mote said.