Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

How The US Gun Lobby Greeted An Australian Politician - In the same year the rate of gun deaths in Australia was just 1.02 per 100,000 ... Australian anti-suicide and anti-domestic violence measures mandate ...

The gruesome murder no one in Australia wants to talk about - Her blood was everywhere: It was between her legs and on the remains of the recently burned mattress partly hidden in the sand. And it was on the jeans worn by one of the two men who were with Lynette when she died. A coroner would later find Lynette bled to death from a sex act she was subjected to while so deeply intoxicated, she could not have consented. A forensic pathologist dubbed her injuries more severe than those which occur in even precipitous childbirth.

Health warning for open heart surgery patients - ALMOST 3000 South Australian open-heart surgery patients may have ... Health authorities emphasise the risk of infection is low, because there is ...

Woman's slaying exposes Australia's racial divide - the white suspects, has highlighted a deadly racial divide in Australia , where Indigenous people remain the most disadvantaged segment of society.

Confidence in democracy hits record low as Australians 'disaffected with political class' - The Australian National University's (ANU) election study, released today by Professor Ian McAllister, has been billed as a wake-up call for politicians ...

How a single mum of nine daughters navigates work, teenage angst & her cultural heritage - Twelve years on, a glimpse into the Rule household in Western Australia ... “The philosophy of presenting indigenous Australia through a universal ...

Sovereignty: Always Was, Always Will Be - The exhibition comes at an exciting time for Indigenous art in Melbourne. The whole third floor of NGV Australia is currently dedicated to the work of ...

Nicole Kidman tears up over being an older mom: 'I would like to be here long enough to see them ... - Loving motherhood, the 49-year- old Australian actress relishes her downtime in Nashville, Tennessee, where the famous family is based.

Gay People 'More Likely To Be Victims Of Revenge Porn' - In Australia , Victoria became the first state in Australia to pass laws specifically targeting “revenge porn” in 2014, making it an offense to maliciously ...

Bill Leak's Work Gets More Fucked, Uses LGBT Youth Suicide As A Punchline - In a comic posted earlier today, The Australian's resident doodler "joked" that a vote on Australia becoming a republic would be as damaging to the ...

One Nation candidate quits after two days over 'inappropriate' tweet - Semple had tweeted: “Now that's a LGBT cause I can get behind. ... it himself so he didn't even know the context”, Semple told Guardian Australia .

The Aboriginal teacher connecting people with country in the middle of the city -  Indigenous elder Uncle Trevor Gallagher teaches Aboriginal traditions in an inner Melbourne parklands, but he struggles with the dislocating ...

10 ways to BuyIndigenous these holidays  - Engaging with corporate Australia also allows those companies to push Indigenous businesses and partnerships through their networks and help ...

Ms Dhu coronial findings show importance of teaching doctors and nurses about unconscious bias - For thirty years, Australian institutions have implemented cultural awareness programs. The thinking was if they taught staff about Aboriginal and ...

Fury at parents who faked vile threats against their kids - Worse still, is that (Lean and Peisley) have perhaps reinforced the inappropriate misconception and stereotypical notion that Aboriginal people ...

Will treaties with Indigenous Australians overtake constitutional recognition? - These negotiations follow recent developments toward treaties between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians across the country. These are ...

People need to know someone cares' - Mike King launches social media campaign for suicide ... - aimed at reversing the tragic trend that is New Zealand's battle with suicide. ... "Most people who feel suicidal just feel disconnected and lost.

2016 set to be hottest year since 1998, says New Zealand institute - Wellington: This year is set to be the warmest ever recorded in New Zealand illustrating "the stark reality of global warming", scientists said on Tuesday ...

Strengthening defence key for Breakers - Sitting one spot outside playoff contention is enough motivation for the New Zealand Breakers to lift for next week's final match of the year against the ...

West Auckland businesses get into Christmas spirit - Donations continue to pour into the Salvation Army services around the country for needy families this Christmas. The annual appeal saw an increase ...

Starring act for Māori teen. - Orphans and Kingdoms was released in New Zealand earlier this year and it was the lead actor, teenager Calae Hignett Morgan who grabbed our ...

Māori constitutional law lies in stories not statutes - A Victoria University of Wellington law researcher studying Māori constitutional principles is focusing on traditional kōrero pūrākau (stories) rather than ...

Rights groups decry violence against activists, civilians in Papua - The two groups said Whens went to monitor the rally, which was held to promote West Papuan independence, before the police forcibly dispersed it. The police arrested 10 protestors and physically attacked several people attending the rally, the activist said. Elsham Papua said in a press statement that the police had arrested, interrogated and hit Whens during the rally. The police later confiscated his camera and forced him to erase all photos taken during the rally.

Hundreds arrested at West Papua protests - Indonesian police have detained several hundred people at ... around the country demanding independence for remote West Papua .