Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

New research suggests maternity leave is more important for mothers than it is for their kids - How long should women take off from work after having a baby ? ... 19—one, in the journal Child Development, about children in the UK and Australia , ...

Daily Mail attacks transgender 15-year-old - The Daily Mail has torn into a transgender teenager living in Australia who has ... The courts in Australia permit transgender children to start hormone ...

Report Identifies Australia's Most Dangerous Highways - The Australian Automobile Association has released a report identifying the 10 worst sections of highways that are part of the National Land Transport Network and also joined with Australia's motoring clubs in calling for all governments to use the research to target investments in road safety infrastructure. "After 40 years of continual improvement," accidents on Australia's national road are increasing dramatically, with 1,273 Australians killed on them the year that ended in September 2016, and more than 2,500 Australians are seriously injured on the roads every month, the group says.

Mental arithmetic in schools has become a lost skill - Kevin Donnelly and The Australian continue to make a valuable contribution ... Everybody agreed mental arithmetic had gone by the board in schools.

Bob Hawke divides crowd at music festival with nuclear dumping ground idea - Furthermore, it would allow us to address the indigenous divide in Australia — a situation he labelled “a great stain on our national character”.

Fish oil for mums may cut asthma in kids - The children also had a reduced risk of developing lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, the researchers from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood said. One in 10 Australians are estimated to have asthma and most children with the long-term lung condition have symptoms before their fifth birthday.

10 Apps To Help You Learn A New Language - This app explores the language and culture of the Indigenous Australian Wiradjuri people, containing common phrases and words and a dictionary for ...

Gay Place: This year's Top 10 local queer heroes - 2016 was the year we watched the house burn down. From Monica Loera's death to the nightmare that was our presidential election (and all the shit that happened in between), these 12 months tore at our hearts, spirits, and minds. But we had some shining spots thanks to our amazing community members who constantly work to make Austin and beyond better for us all (we're aware the list is longer than these two Top 10s, but here's a sampling).

Moments of pride in the Capital's LGBTQ community in 2016 - This year was a game changer for the city's LGBTQ community. We saw it grow, get accepted, become one of the biggest themes in varsity fashion and ...

Video reveals agonising death of Aboriginal woman in custody - On August 4, 2014, at Port Hedland in northwestern Australia , Julieka Dhu, a 22-year-old Aboriginal woman, died of a preventable illness while in ...

Oh good 'The Australian ' has continued the 'respectful debate' with an article claiming gays are ... - Rabbi and same sex marriage opponent Shimon Cowen has gone and written himself a comment piece on what he sees as the 'real problem with ...

People in Victoria are the most concerned about crime in Australia amid spates of carjackings and ... - Victorians are the most worried about crime in Australia amid the rise of the violent Apex street gang and other rival groups. According to a new Ipsos ...

NZer of the Year shortlist announced - It's the courage they've shown to advocate for their fellow Kiwis living on the margins, the courage to take our story to the world, the courage to lead,” he says. “They've done this in typical Kiwi fashion – with humility, decency and fairness. “While only one of these 10 people will ultimately be named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year for 2017, each is already a very special Kiwi in their own right.”

Papua New Guinea village facing food shortages amid rising population -  Papua New Guinea village facing food shortages amid rising population ... " People have extended their food production by shortening the time they ...

Pregnant mother-to-be's search for a Maori midwife - In Canterbury the Maori population is 9.1 per cent. ​Chisholm, who works as an independent lead maternity carer and midwife at Christchurch ...

English- Maori street signs suggested for Marlborough - Dual-language street signs have been mooted for Marlborough, as the region prepares to review its street-naming process. Councillor Cynthia Brooks said she would support signs in both te reo Maori and English. Brooks was inspired by the dual-language street and road signs in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland when she travelled there in July.

Taika Waititi calls for more Maori bone-marrow donors - The Oscar nominee visited the NZ Blood headquarters in Auckland to join the bone marrow registry. Only 8000 Maori are currently registered - making ...

New Zealanders stand up to Israeli aggression - Caitlin McGee, a freelance journalist in New Zealand , said even hinting at a ... Israeli-American journalist and author, Liel Leibovitz used “the dark history” of the Maori people as a way to challenge the Kiwi narrative that their nation ...

Wananga to reveal Maori Land Service design -  Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says during the first wananga in September and October the voices of Maori land owners were loud ...

Notable New Zealanders who died in 2016 -  Maori leader and former National vice president Sir Graham Latimer died after suffering from Parkinson's disease. He was heavily involved with the ...