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Sorry Australia, New Zealand is just better

Sorry Australia , New Zealand is just better - New Zealand has soundly beaten Australia by appointing its first woman ... environmental protections and embrace Indigenous culture and rights.

Ten-year-old children should not be locked up, leading criminologist says

Ten-year-old children should not be locked up, leading criminologist says - The issue of child detention is particularly pertinent to Indigenous young ... of kids locked up – nearly 60 per cent of all children in detention in Australia . Professor Cunneen's research shows that Indigenous boys aged 10 to 12 ...

Australian Hindus protest meat advertisement featuring Lord Ganesha

Australian Hindus protest meat advertisement featuring Lord Ganesha - Hundreds of people attended rallies in Australia's major cities ... Another advertisement this year featuring indigenous Australians  ...

Moral panic should be over Aboriginal kids' suicide rate, not SSM

Moral panic should be over Aboriginal kids' suicide rate, not SSM - But many Aboriginal communities have lost community governance. An Australian Bureau of Statistics survey of indigenous people in 2014-15 found ...

Miranda must go': push to end Hanging Rock's enduring myth

Miranda must go': push to end Hanging Rock's enduring myth - It's known by Australians as Hanging Rock, inextricably linked with the ... schoolgirls rather than the actual Aboriginal losses”, was disrespectful.

Family responsibility key to rescuing town in crisis

Family responsibility key to rescuing town in crisis - Despite government spending of more than $50 million a year, the town's Aboriginal residents are falling further behind other Aboriginal Australians .

An Aussie Horror Film That May Scare Us Into Breaking The Silence

An Aussie Horror Film That May Scare Us Into Breaking The Silence - Yarra City Council made the decision out of respect for Aboriginal Australians and because “of the depth of feeling about what that day means for so ...

Connections to indigenous cultural feed a broader role in the community

Connections to indigenous cultural feed a broader role in the community -  Australia Council researcher Mandy Whitford says there is a strong relationship between cultural maintenance — such as speaking an indigenous  ...

Australia must become more equal, says Plibersek citing nearly 3 million below poverty line

Australia must become more equal, says Plibersek citing nearly 3 million below poverty line - Labor deputy leader Tanya Plibersek says the government must set a goal of getting 'inclusive prosperity' right, for the sake of working Australians .

Who's working to save our doctors?

Who's working to save our doctors? - In Australia concern for doctors is building. Suicides in the medical fraternity are being openly discussed and there is recognition that mandatory ...

Why LGBT people should embrace Australia's same-sex marriage vote

Why LGBT people should embrace Australia's same-sex marriage vote - For years, Australia's LGBT activists would practically froth at the mouth in rage over the suggestion that same-sex marriage should be tested by a ...

Australia advocates increasingly concerned over marriage vote opposition

Australia advocates increasingly concerned over marriage vote opposition - The Australian postal vote on marriage equality is taking an emotional toll on LGBT advocates across the continent as the November deadline draws ...

Freedom and Same-Sex 'Marriage' in Australia

Freedom and Same-Sex 'Marriage' in Australia - It would be naive to think that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( lgbt ) special-interest groups wouldn't use the same silencing tactics here.

Australia's ex-PM Tony Abbott headbutted 'in equal marriage row'

Australia's ex-PM Tony Abbott headbutted 'in equal marriage row' -  Australia's ex-PM Tony Abbott headbutted 'in equal marriage row' ... His Facebook reveals he had been meeting with anti- LGBT lobbyists in the city.

Australia's heated same-sex marriage debate

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Australia's heated same-sex marriage debate -  Australia inherited anti-gay laws from British colonisers, who arrived ... "It has become politically incorrect and not acceptable to criticise the LGBT  ...

Mental Health Concerns Spike Among Young LGBT Australians as the Nation Votes on Same-Sex ...

Mental Health Concerns Spike Among Young LGBT Australians as the Nation Votes on Same-Sex ... - Why a yes vote is essential for the mental health of young LGBT Australians . ... Now, as people begin to have their say about whether Australian laws ...

Remote Aboriginal school takes out top science award never won outside Perth

Remote Aboriginal school takes out top science award never won outside Perth - A remote Aboriginal school in Western Australia has broken two, long-standing records by winning a state science award. The Science Teachers ...

Spotting the signs of problem gambling

Spotting the signs of problem gambling - Gambling is totally normal in our society, to the the point where four out of five adult New Zealanders like to have a flutter. There are fawning news ...

Maori Party starts on long road to try rebuilding by 2020 after being booted out of Parliament

Maori Party starts on long road to try rebuilding by 2020 after being booted out of Parliament - The Maori Party has started on the long road to try to rebuild by 2020, ...

Trump is 'Kim's ideal partner for war dance,' but war in Korea detrimental to everyone's interest

Trump is 'Kim's ideal partner for war dance,' but war in Korea detrimental to everyone's interest - New Zealand's indigenous people Maori have this war dance called haka. When a conflict emerged, two gangs of really fearsome men gathered and ...