Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Pence says United States will honour refugee deal with Australia - Pence says United States will honour refugee deal with Australia ... "The violence on Manus Island last weekend only further demonstrates that the ...

Canadian oil firm pulls out of national park in Peru's Amazon - The indigenous peoples in isolation and initial contact in the proposed reserves are put at serious risk by the park and the superimposition of the oil ...

These Native American Scholars Marched For Indigenous Science - Robin Kimmerer, director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at State University of New York, speaks at the March for Science in ...

The midwives breaking the cycle of distrust - Over 15,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children currently live out of home, and the number is expected to triple by 2040, according to the ...

Terrified they will take their babies': Aboriginal midwives break cycle of distrust in health services - James Burns has been to every prenatal appointment with his fiancee Kelly Jenkins. She's three days past her due date and her little boy is kicking ...

Brexit campaign mostly funded by five of UK's richest businessmen, study finds - A study of finances by The Sunday Times Rich List found that business leaders accounted for 71 per cent of finances for both sides of the Brexit battle.

Consider voting Tory or Lib Dems over Brexit , Tony Blair says - Tony Blair has advised voters to consider voting for the Conservatives or Liberal Democrats in order to weaken the Prime Minister's mandate for a hard ...

Liberal Democrats promise second Brexit referendum -  The Liberal Democrats will offer British voters a second referendum on Brexit in their manifesto for June's election.

Isaiah Firebrace hoping to inspire young Indigenous Australians - As Australia gears up for Eurovision 2017 in Ukraine next month, Australia's entry wants to use his time on the world stage as a platform to inspire ...

Weft Textiles Weaves a Minimal Approach - I want to gain a greater understanding of the native plants used for dyeing in Australia and to celebrate Indigenous Australia art and culture.”.

Nick Cave Supports Indigenous Anti-Suicide App - Nick Cave has expressed his support for the crowdfunding of a suicide prevention app for indigenous people in Australia , encouraging people to ...

Suicide act': North Korea threatens Australia with nuclear strike over US alliance - If Australia persists in following the US moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK and remains a shock brigade of the US master, this will be a suicidal act ...

Seniors' groups talk housing affordability ahead of the budget - Initiatives which support older Australians to right size their accommodation are incredibly important and ACSA supports the fact that consideration is ...

Andrew Bolt on citizenship tests: Left should be tested for our values as well - Was it the politicians and public servants who suggest Australia does not morally belong to anyone not Aboriginal , holding ceremonies to pay respects ...

Korea's war on gay soldiers to Vietnamese villagers' battle with authorities -  Gay men are not exempt from conscription but are banned from engaging in ... Australia plans to tighten its citizenship rules to require higher ...

Campaign to support SA's older gay couples - Campaigners told the Sunday Mail that the specialised 12-month initiative was the first of its type to help the state’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning community. They say while there is no evidence of increased levels of discrimination, the Ageing Well Project will identify any problems hitting older people. Gay rights activist Desmond Ford has been appointed manager of the program. Mr Ford praised the timing for the project, which he said would provide “much needed visibility” to older people in the minority community. “Those now in their 60s, 70s and 80s grew up at a time where homosexuality was deemed a criminal act and so many kept it u

Northland conviction rates drop but jail risk rises - Labour Te Tai Tokerau MP and spokesman for Maori development Kelvin Davis said long standing Maori over-representation in the justice system ...

Millennial's technology money desires - The Visa New Zealand Millennial Survey of 335 people born from 1980 to 2000 showed 62 per cent would like to use fingerprint or retina scanners to ...

Thousands take part in science protests around world - Thousands of people have protested in 500 cities around the world - including five in New Zealand - against what they see as a political assault on ...

First ever LGBT New Zealand Champion - Peres is breaking multiple barriers, being the first person from the LGBT Community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) to win a New Zealand  ...