Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Holland third on developed countries list : Last year it came seventh out of the 187 countries on the list. The UN has been publishing the index since 1990 using criteria such as poverty , education and life expectancy. Norway topped the list, with Australia in second place and the US fourth. ...

Vassell opponent fighting his way out of poverty : The ambitious boxer, 26, was so deprived in Cameroon he could only afford one meal a day and says: “I was skinny when I came to Australia but now my body is changed and I have become bigger. “I have this opportunity to become rich. ...

Marmot Review: Two Australias : No one in Australia is in any doubt that, on the whole, indigenous Australians live in poverty. Indeed, the figures I have quoted show a life expectancy gap of 17 years between indigenous and non- indigenous Australians . But, and it is a big but, ...

Sexual side to push on equality ... a section with a "power for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples". While indigenous leaders are calling for a broad range of changes, the Business Council of Australia says those changes must be modest or they risk failing. ...

Land rights hollow, say elders Today marks the 30th anniversary since the South Australian government handed back land to Aboriginal people in the state's northwest corner. But in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, there will be no celebrations. ...

Homeless children let down by patchy services and lack of reforms ... Tuesday 1 November, 2011: Last year in Australia 84000 children tried to get help from a homeless service - equivalent to one in 60 Australian children - but ...

Norway pips Australia by a nose in latest UN ranking : Norway also has very high levels of educational attainment - more so than Australia - and although its life expectancy isn't quite as high as Australia's , it is pretty close. BRONWYN HERBERT: War-torn and poverty -stricken African nations, including the ...

Action for employment helping Indigenous Australians into work : “At A4e we are focused on closing the gap between Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians , and showing the Indigenous community that wanted and relevant help is available for them to not only improve their employability, but also enhance their ...

Best indigenous art to be showcased : The best indigenous art from across Australia will be showcased at the National Gallery next May. The National Gallery of Australia will have its second UnDisclosed Indigenous Art Triennial from May to July 2012. The inaugural event in 2007 attracted ...

Addressing disadvantage is no identity game : There is disagreement over who is, and who is not Aboriginal. People have a right to decide for themselves whether or not they will identify as an Aboriginal Australian ; nobody else should determine it for them. However, while identification as an ... ABC Online

Reconciliation Action Plan community consultation A significant step forward has been taken by Sunshine Coast Council towards “turning good intentions into actions” and partnering together with Reconciliation Australia and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in reconciliation. ...

Climate Change Could Unravel Development Progress : Norway, Australia and the Netherlands were ranked at the top of the HDI, with the US, New Zealand , Canada, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Germany and Sweden completing the top 10. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger and Burundi fell at the bottom of ...

PNG minister says he's victim of a witch hunt : MARK COLVIN: A former senior Papua New Guinean minister who fled to Australia to avoid a corruption investigation says he's the victim of a politically motivated witch hunt. Paul Tiensten flew to Brisbane in September, despite being wanted for ...

Hardcore criminals escape PNG police cells : A manhunt has been launched in Papua New Guinea after 10 inmates, including several hardcore criminals, escaped police custody on the nation's southeast coast. The inmates escaped from the Popondetta police cells in Oro province about midnight (AEDT) ...

No peace without talks in Papua : Violence is escalating in the country's easternmost province of Papua . The whole month of October has been characterized by a series of violence. Blood began to be shed in Timika, the nearest town to the US gold and copper mining giant PT Freeport ...

A better pill to swallow : She has no qualms about being a poster child for the equal-opportunity brigade and indigenous Australians . Indeed, it was for those very reasons she was pleased to take part, despite having a couple of reservations. She's happy to be doing her bit to ... Sydney Morning Herald

Ghana anger at UK gay aid threat : Mr Cameron said he had raised the issue of gay rights at last week's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia . Ending the bans on homosexuality was one of the recommendations of an internal report into the future relevance of the ... BBC News

Indigenous health roadmap to be developed : The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equality Council, chaired by Professor Ian Anderson, will provide policy advice on clinical issues of the plan. A special health leadership forum made up of National Congress of Australia's ...

Indigenous Australians receive 2.5 times more health funding than ... INDIGENOUS Australians are receiving up to two and a half times more health funding than non- indigenous Australians and they are six times more likely to be ...

UN: Water pollution, drought threaten world's poor Among the 187 nations surveyed, Norway, Australia and the Netherlands topped the annual Human Development Index while Congo, Niger and Burundi were listed last. The United States was fourth, ahead of New Zealand and Canada, but when the index is ...