Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Town of the damned: the Australian town with 'staggering' child sex abuse rate - The Pilbara, with vast mining resources and sparsely populated Aboriginal towns, covers 500,000 square kilometres stretching from the Indian Ocean ...

Self-loathing Left is playing with fire over Australia Day - Self-loathing Left is playing with fire over Australia Day ... She explained: “What happened to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from that ...

I'm very proud of my Indigenous heritage' - I'm very proud of my Indigenous heritage' ... When Stellar catches up with the Australian model, she is just off the plane in Paris, readying for a job ...

Indigenous fashion winning international and local fans as artists push for proper payment - The bright, bold and distinctly Australian designs of Indigenous fashion have always captured attention, but they are now proving to be a lucrative ...

Queenslanders lagging behind in Australia's great digital divide - Queensland's improvement has lagged slightly behind the national ... states except Tasmania and South Australia when digital skills were measured.

Aussie town where abuse is 'normal' - Western Australia , is in the grip of a paedophile epidemic that has seen such a high incidence that child sex abuse is "normal".

Racism and injustice 'Down Under' - But we are more than likely completely unaware of the name Elijah Doughty, or the names of other indigenous Australians killed as a result of racist ...

Royal Far West shines the light on Australia's 'invisible children' -  Indigenous children and families were significantly more likely to experience social isolation than non- Indigenous Australians (40 per cent and 22 per ...

Mental disorders, poor diets and tobacco make the world sick - The top five causes of premature death in Australia are ischemic heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, self-harm and Alzheimer's disease. It was the ...

Is there a link between sad Samoan songs and suicide ? - This link between music use and depression in young people has led to music being blamed for the suicide of several youths in Melbourne, Australia .

We didn't have any gay role models. We had no one to talk to.' -  It's also about the hundreds of thousands of gay and lesbian Australians who are hoping their relationships will be treated with dignity and respect." ...

Mental health groups sound alarm over dramatic same-sex marriage survey spike - We fear Australia will be counting the cost of the postal survey for many ... The groups say they are hearing not just from gay people but from friends ...

Hardcore same-sex marriage supporters have an unacceptable agenda - In a gripping article entitled “What's changed in Britain since same-sex marriage?” on the Spectator website, an Australian , David Sergeant, explores ...

Australia marriage equality: “Vote No” skywriting appears in Sydney - Just days after the start of Australia's postal vote for same-sex marriage, anti-equal marriage campaigners have written “Vote No” across the skies of ...

Anti same-sex marriage posters in Australia call gay people 'child abusers' and 'terrorists' - The huge marriage equality debate currently happening in Australia has seen an influx of homophobic hate speech from the 'No' campaigners.

Tied up in nots: same-sex marriage divides last bastion of Australian opposition - Anti same-sex marriage skywriting is just one example of measures taken to persuade Australians as a national survey gets under way.

The Green Party leads rally to end poverty - Whenever we go in New Zealand , women, men, the elderly and children support Metiria and our party's stance to end poverty as our main campaign ...

Tolaga Bay set to benefit from revolutionary maths philosophy -  Māori really are very strong and very good at maths. ... in 52 schools throughout New Zealand and will begin at Tolaga Bay Area School next term.

Māori King reaches out to the King of Tonga King - Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII prior to the election made a royal decree to his people. His royal command was for Māori to support the Māori  ...

Pakeha Maori : The Extraordinary Story of the Europeans who Lived as Maori in Early New Zealand - A look at one of the great untold stories in New Zealand history. This fascinating story is illustrated with many early ...