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Boy George backs Kylie Minogue's same-sex marriage protest, blasting the government's 'old ...

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Boy George backs Kylie Minogue's same-sex marriage protest, blasting the government's 'old ... - The Grammy-award winner labelled the Aussie icon 'a real symbol for gay people' before hitting out at the country's 'bizarre' stance on same-sex  ...

Pink Ink: find out more about the history of LGBT publications

Pink Ink: find out more about the history of LGBT publications - He's just about publish Pink Ink: The Golden Era for Gay and Lesbian ... for his PhD into the history of gay publishing in Australia from 1970 to 2000.

Remote and poor Australians at greater risk of infectious disease Monash University

Remote and poor Australians at greater risk of infectious disease Monash University - The study revealed that while Indigenous people make up only 3 per cent of the Australian population they represent 8 per cent of notified cases.

Our Mob shows diversity of SA Indigenous art

Our Mob shows diversity of SA Indigenous art - South Australian Indigenous artists aged from 10 to 76 are showing a diverse collection of work which explores both traditional themes of country and ...

Grant to cut smoking rates

Grant to cut smoking rates - Overall about 10 per cent of pregnant women smoke in Australia and the rate is declining but with Aboriginal pregnant women it is 40 per cent with no ...

Black prison to white playground

Black prison to white playground - The inmates buried here were among almost 4,000 men and boys from all across Western Australia imprisoned in the Aboriginal -only Rottnest Island ...

Lack of accountability letting down Indigenous Australians

Lack of accountability letting down Indigenous Australians - Any stranger visiting Australia who was presented with a statistical snapshot of what is happening in some of our Indigenous communities could be ...

Australians should be standing up for dissenters

Australians should be standing up for dissenters - They are all facts in a long and often sad history of indigenous life and, as she ... Leak's cartoon should be cause for more debate about how Australia  ...

In the US, our incarceration mania is a catastrophe – why on earth would New Zealand try to copy it?

In the US, our incarceration mania is a catastrophe – why on earth would New Zealand try to copy it? - As long-time organisers on issues of imprisonment in the United States, we strongly recommend a different path for the people of New Zealand .

New court to hear sexual violence cases

New court to hear sexual violence cases - A new sexual violence court designed to make the justice system less traumatic may mean more people are willing to lay complaints, victim advocates ...

Auckland: Where to go in New Zealand's largest city

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Auckland: Where to go in New Zealand's largest city - Auckland is a main port of entry for flights from the United States to New Zealand before exploring the rest of the country. But New Zealand’s largest, most cosmopolitan city has enough to keep you busy for a few days, too.

How a Māori beauty queen shunned Donald Trump

How a Māori beauty queen shunned Donald Trump - A Māori beauty queen who competed at Miss Universe under Donald ... The former Miss New Zealand was forced to have a personal meeting with ...

History's role in understanding Māori prison rates

History's role in understanding Māori prison rates - Kiwi historian Vincent O'Malley told me the invasion of the Waikato during the New Zealand Wars (Land Wars) displaced thousands of Māori and ...

Pairing wealth with providers to combat housing problem

Pairing wealth with providers to combat housing problem - Community Housing Aotearoa and Philanthropy New Zealand are looking at finding urgent solutions to build more homes for those in need.

Māori tech and investment US programme underway

Māori tech and investment US programme underway -  Māori technology companies and iwi investors will visit San Francisco, Chicago and New York next week to advance Māori in the technology sector.

The Maori exorcism you haven't heard of

The Maori exorcism you haven't heard of - And while that may seem like the clear answer to some, Moses was from a religious Maori family that thought a recent act - stealing a concrete lion ...