Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Stigma can be biggest barrier to seeking help  - Research by SANE Australia , the national mental health charity, has found the majority of people living with a mental illness regard improved media ...

Quarry a 'scar on heritage'  -  PLANS by Hanson Construction Materials to expand its quarrying operations could affect Aboriginal heritage sites, including a camp where iconic warrior Yagan is said to have had his last meal. Hanson, a subsidiary of German-based Heidelberg Cement, submitted an application to impact Aboriginal sites so it can expand its Red Hill Quarry

Higher suicide risk after served prison sentence   - It is previously known that persons in Swedish prisons and remand facilities run an increased risk of committing suicide . Studies from Australia  ...

While old Indigenous languages disappear, new ones evolve  - While old Indigenous languages disappear, new ones evolve ... Of the 250 languages once spoken in Australia , only 40 remain and just 18 of these ...

Australia's jobless hotspots: where does your suburb rank?  - The highest unemployment figure in Australia belongs to the indigenous community of Palm Island off the coast of Cairns, with unemployment at 49.8 ...

Aboriginal groups cool on remote dole shake-up  -  Indigenous groups have reacted sceptically to reports the Abbott Government ... David Thompson, chief executive of Jobs Australia , which represents ...

Unpaid fines leading to Indigenous over-representation  - New data suggests the over-representation of Indigenous Western Australians in jail could be exacerbated by that state's policies of locking up people ...

Black Comedy: Australia's first indigenous sketch show since 1973 hits the screens  - A sketch comedy show by "blackfellas ... for everyone". Featuring an ensemble cast of indigenous writers and performers, and many special guest ...

Gough's gift - 40 years on Australian constitution still clinging to outdated racial powers  - We happily exile the Chinese café-owner for rejecting a black-Brazilian barista but are less pernickety regarding Australia's native denizens. Even now ...

I pray that religious chaplains don't come to all our schools  - On abortion he said “The problem with the Australian practice of abortion is ... that they aren't homophobic, all the while using “that's so gay ” as their ...

Lead LGBT characters to feature in new Australian high school TV drama  - We're setting it in a suburban Australian public high school, well outside the inner city comfort zone of rainbow flags and wear-it-purple days.

City of Sails becomes city of lightning  - The Lightning and heavy rain that hit the north of the country has left a thousand people in Northland without power. The worst affected area is south of ...

Warning over unfenced Te Kuiti tracks  - A retired train driver warns more people will be killed crossing railway lines in ... He told Radio New Zealand's Nine to Noon programme Te Kuiti is a ...

Air New Zealand's epic safety video the most popular yet  - With close to 120,000 people viewing it online every hour, Air New Zealand's latest Hobbit-inspired safety video,

Vanuatu vendors asked to stop crabs from biting people  - Port Vila's Market House Management made the call after a giant New Caledonian mud crab bit a man on the palm of his hand, and a coconut crab bit ...

Hapu Wananga hits the right note for young Maori  - Te Puna Oranga general manager Ditre Tamatea says young Māori tend not to access mainstream services. “This programme is designed for them ...

New Zealand Is Holding A Vote To Dump The Union Jack From Its Flag -- Here Are Some ...  - This flag is the symbol of the Maori nation, the indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand. ... This other flag instead displays a simple Maori motif.

Workplace attack unsafe law - The changes, which are likely to pass with the support of ACT MP David Seymour but not United Future nor the Maori Party, will allow employers to ...

The Māori Party can't have it both ways over labour laws  - “The Māori Party is caught by its own confidence and supply agreement with National which means it has to vote on procedural motions ensuring the ...

New glossary brings languages together  - A new glossary of Maori words and phrases is expected to become a valuable resource for the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand.