Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Gonorrhoea cases double in WA prompting safe sex message from health authorities - Notifications of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) in Perth have jumped from 684 notifications in 2011 to 1432 notifications in 2015, according to WA Health. Across Western Australia, more than 2000 confirmed cases have already been reported in 2016. People aged 20-39 years account for the vast majority of recent notifications.

Australian Psychological Society apologises for failing Indigenous Australians - The Australian Psychological Society (APS) has issued a landmark apology to Indigenous Australians , saying it has failed Aboriginal patients in the ...

Survival International announces nominees for “Racist of the Year” award -  Australia's Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said: “I would urge The Australian [newspaper] to be more aware of the impact cartoons like the ...

Increased support for Indigenous university students - We know that a decent education completely closes the employment gap between First Australians and non- Indigenous Australians . In fact ...

Indigenous song Twinkling Stars tells science of the seasons - Traditional stories in songs show how Indigenous people on Murray Island observe the features of twinkling stars to predict weather and changes in ...

Why are Aboriginal children still dying from rheumatic heart disease? -  Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory are more than 100 times as likely to have rheumatic heart disease than their non- Indigenous  ...

Australia didn't have a 'great recession'? Tell that to young people - benefits are so low that youth are now more likely to be living in poverty ... The OECD report, Investing in Youth: Australia released this week argues ...

Call on Govt to Establish Age Pension Tribunal to Address Poverty - The report, The Adequacy of the Age Pension in Australia : An assessment of pensioner living standards, found that age pensioners, especially older  ...

Psychologists sorry for Stolen Generation -  Australia's first Aboriginal psychologist has welcomed a formal apology from Australian psychologist for their silence on the Stolen Generation and for ...

New options for fine defaulters in WA to help cut Aboriginal jail rates - Attorney General of Western Australia Michael Mischin said one of the key aims of the amendment is to reduce the incarceration of Aboriginal people.

Gonorrhoea cases double in WA prompting safe sex message from health authorities - Across Western Australia , more than 2000 confirmed cases have already been ... National data shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are still ...

Calls for indigenous -run group to be set up for Aboriginal children in state care - There's that cultural connection — they are Aboriginal kids no matter where they come from — in a country like Australia we've got to teach them ...

Pilbara centre for Indigenous domestic violence perpetrators planned - There are plans to build the first specialist counselling centre for Indigenous perpetrators of domestic violence in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Documentary film explores history of gay liberation movement in Melbourne - He came back to Australia and kickstarted the gay liberation, first in Sydney then Melbourne, and then all of the states around Australia in the early ...

Retiring Archbishop of Wales urges Anglicans to rethink traditional belief same-sex relationship is -    While Australia is considering holding a plebiscite on same-sex marriage, the retiring Archbishop of Wales is urging Anglicans to reconsider their ...

The marriage equality plebiscite message: our parliament can't do its job - Given that the rate of depression for gay Australians is much higher than the ... It would put a reform that the majority of Australians want to see in the ...

Prince Charles speaks of his hopes for a future 'free of conflict' as he pays tribute to New Zealand ... - Charles spoke to young people from New Zealand and the Pacific Islands who are in France learning about their countries' involvement in the battle.

Young take dim view of the future of NZ super - Most young people expect New Zealand Superannuation will be means-tested and the age of entitlement lifted by the time they retire - and fewer than ...

Ture Whenua Maori case not made - Labour's Ikaroa Rawhiti MP. Meka Whaitiri, says after seven hearings she has heard nothing to convince her Te Ture Whenua Maori Bill should go ...

Call for more Māori studying agribusiness -  Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has urged more students to undertake a new Māori Agribusiness major Massey University is offering as ...

Human and Animal Interactions in Australia - Students will study the culture of native New Zealanders ( Maori ), their close interactions with flora and fauna, and critically analyze livestock ...

Leading Maori musician's visit inspired by New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd's stance on race ... - A desire to show support for New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd was the catalyst for why a leading Maori musician decided to come to Taranaki as part ...

A Maori tour to the top of a New Zealand volcano - Te Haerenga – journey through sacred islands – is a Maori -owned and operated eco-tourism initiative. The organization officially launched its ...

New role connecting services to improve Maori health outcomes - Tamatea is the new general manager of Maori health and vulnerable populations at Nelson Marlborough Health, which was created following the ...