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When you are young, you are never old enough

When you are young, you are never old enough - I addressed a luncheon group in the Southern Highlands recently that is brought together once a month by a former member of the advertising ...

I can't believe this is who we are'

I can't believe this is who we are' -  He said Australia was “divided” and in danger of “retreating to old divisions”. He referenced ... Indigenous Australians die 10 years earlier. And I can't ...

Racism a life and death issue, warns health professor HEALTH

Racism a life and death issue, warns health professor HEALTH -  Australia's health system needs an overhaul to stamp out institutional racism that deters Indigenous people from getting treatment before it's too late, ...

Indigenous leaders demand action on violence against Aboriginal women 'crisis'

Indigenous leaders demand action on violence against Aboriginal women 'crisis' - The figures are telling us that homicide rates in the Indigenous community are about 10 times the rate for other Australians . "In the Northern Territory, ...

Which protest movement has been most successful?

Which protest movement has been most successful? - in the 1970s around demands for peace, women's rights, gay liberation and Indigenous rights transformed Australia's social landscape completely.

National Faith Forum calls for marriage equality for all Australians

National Faith Forum calls for marriage equality for all Australians - While the government ponders a potential 'Plan B' for address the issue of marriage equality the campaigns for and against allowing same sex  ...

Equality not a fashionable buzzword: Leigh

Equality not a fashionable buzzword: Leigh - If you spend all your time in inner suburbia, it's easy to miss the extent of deep disadvantage, since Australian poverty rates tend to rise the further you ...

Australia's child poverty 'national shame'

Australia's child poverty 'national shame' - It is one of the wealthiest countries on Earth - enriched by the bounty of a once-in-a lifetime mining boom - but Australia remains bedevilled by a rising ...
People trying to get off anti-psychotic drugs need more help  - The research by Auckland University psychologist Miriam Larsen-Barr is the first in New Zealand to look at the experiences of people taking the ...

New Zealand's suicide toll highlights social crisis

New Zealand's suicide toll highlights social crisis -  New Zealand's chief coroner's office recently released provisional statistics ... By comparison, around 300 people die in road accidents each year.

Sidharth Malhotra's 'Happy Feet' moment in New Zealand

Sidharth Malhotra's 'Happy Feet' moment in New Zealand - The penguin meet apart, the "Ek Villain" actor also underwent a Maori makeover by Taaniko Nordstrom and Vienna Nordstrom, creative stylists and ...

We're not dog-whistling on immigration, but we need to do more about the upsurge

We're not dog-whistling on immigration, but we need to do more about the upsurge - Net migration to New Zealand has risen significantly in the past three years. More people left than arrived in 2011. In 2013, net migration rose to ...

Preacher under fire over homosexuals claim

Preacher under fire over homosexuals claim -  A New Zealand preacher is facing a backlash after saying that earthquakes ... However, he said he held "another perspective" and wanted people to ...

Police are Letting More People Off For Cannabis, Except Māori

Police are Letting More People Off For Cannabis, Except Māori - We all know weed is illegal in New Zealand . ... Independently of self-declared cannabis use, Māori were more likely to be arrested and convicted for ...

Change sought in drug laws

Change sought in drug laws - There's a call for new thinking on drugs to tackle the damage punitive drug laws are having on Maori communities. The New Zealand Drug Foundation ...

Chinese executives to learn about Māori business style

Chinese executives to learn about Māori business style - It will cover Māori business styles and values, entrepreneurship and ... New Zealand as a market has grown too small for us, so we're looking to fresh ...