Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Improving maternity services for Indigenous women in Australia - The well established disparities in health outcomes between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians include a significant and concerning higher ...

Garry McQuinn reveals he excluded Jimmy from Priscilla Queen of the Desert musical because ... - But Australian producer Garry McQuinn has defended the decision claiming that they cut the character because they 'couldn't find an Aboriginal to ...

New book focusses on involving Indigenous communities in urban planning - One of the first studies in the world on the experiences of Indigenous communities in Australia and Canada, the book according to Porter, explains the ...

Love Australia or Leave' is the nation's newest political party - The decision of same sex marriage should not be made by the Australian politicians and should be a vote by the people for the people. The decision ...

Are an increasing number of refugees pretending to be gay ? - The Australian newspaper has reported that the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has been “overwhelmed” by refugees seeking ...

Stranger Things Actor Addresses Will's Sexual Orientation - There's been a lot of talk about whether Will from Stranger Things is gay , largely because bullies on the show call him homophobic slurs, which ...

X Factor Australia star Sheldon Hernandez reveals his friends abandoned him when he came out ... - X Factor Australia star Sheldon Hernandez came out as being gay when he was 15 years old. And the now 17-year-old has revealed he lost plenty of ...

Pentecostal church leaves network over LGBT issues - Adelaide's Activate church, led by a well-known refugee advocate Brad Chilcott, has left the Pentecostal Australian Christian Churches (ACC) network, ...

Australia to teach about 'male privilege' to help curb gender violence -  Australia to teach about 'male privilege' to help curb gender violence ... to enlightened schoolchildren, because Australia's kids are learning about ...

Relationships, Respect and Trust Key to Engagement with Indigenous Employees - A lot can be done to build workplaces that make the most of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent, writes Diversity Council Australia CEO Lisa ...

The plebiscite has damaged the chances of the Indigenous recognition referendum - The bitterness and division provoked by the plebiscite debate stands in the way of Australia achieving a constitution that acknowledges and celebrates ...

Douglas Adams' Babel fish translator concept close to reality as language applications get smarter - In other words, 6,300 languages might become sleeping beauties, or Dreaming beauties as I call them in context of Aboriginal Australian languages.

Priscilla musical slammed for cutting only Aboriginal character - The producers of Australian hit Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the Musical have come under fire for cutting the character of Jimmy from the New ...

Warlpiri people unite under desert skies for epic Indigenous dance performance - Hundreds of Warlpiri people come together for an epic cultural dance performance under the stars on the North Tanami Desert in Central Australia .

The national anthem does not represent our people": Indigenous sports star Joe Williams speaks out - Now, he's back in the headlines calling for Indigenous sports stars not to stand ... "I've grown up as an Aboriginal man that was looked (at) differently and ... refusal to stand for the national anthem during an Australia Day ceremony.

Australian Rock Formation May Prove Older Than Stonehenge And The Pyramids - We know agriculture started around 12,000 years ago and if this site dates back to around then, perhaps Aboriginal people were some of the first.”.

Tribal Huk gang claims New Zealand town Ngaruawahia 'meth free' - A gang source has declared the New Zealand town of Ngaruawahia was 'P [methamphetamine] free' after 10 'meth houses' were purged, according to Stuff.co.nz . Five or six dealers had packed up and were escorted out, while others were given a 'hand' to leave, the source said.

Aim to make shingles vaccine free for over-65s - About 13,000 New Zealanders contract the debilitating illness each year, several hundred are hospitalised with complications, and some suffer lasting ...

The Great War for New Zealand , Vincent O'Malley - The Great War for New Zealand deals with the battles and engagements to ... Maori casualties in the Waikato War would finally be greater, on a per ...

Hamana first Maori soldier to die in England - He is said to be the first Maori soldier to have died in England. The morning's casualty ... Lyndon Johnson, President of the US, visited New Zealand .

Māori education policy criticised in report -  New Zealand Education Institute spokesperson Merearihi Whatuira said the report highlighted problems they had been aware of for a long time.

UN requests Indonesia response to allegations of violent discrimination - and torture of persons belonging to the Papuan indigenous people in West Papua , Indonesia, and allegations of discrimination against this people , ...

Biography of Parihaka prophet nets award for Taranaki historian - The awards, which have been held for the past eight years, were handed out in Auckland earlier this month and recognise Aotearoa's top Maori  ...

University of Otago & Ngāti Toa Rangatira renew partnership - Ora Toa, the health services of Ngati Toa, employs five Māori GPs who are keen to mentor Māori students. Dr Sean Hanna, another of their GPs, ...