Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Bookkeeper blames gambling addiction for $780000 theft from NT Aboriginal organisations  - He also stole $230,000 from the Central Australian Stolen Generations and Families Aboriginal Corporation, an organisation which provides a link-up ...

First national survey for young trans people  -  AUSTRALIA'S first national investigation into the mental health needs of young trans people poses questions that have never been asked before and ...

I watched my lesbian girlfriend marry a gay man  - Right now though, with the marriage equality debate at its peak in Australia , receiving a save-the-date feels bittersweet. I can't help but think of the ...

Why the reproductive rights of Indigenous women cannot be ignored  - Members of Australia's Stolen Generation react as they listen to Australian ... Unfortunately, this experience of indigenous Peruvian women is not an ...

New mental health app helps track moods and promotes emotional self-awareness  - Nearly one in every two Australians will experience a mental health condition at some time in their life. Mood tracking apps like MoodPrism aim to ...

Domestic violence ad campaign to focus on the young  - Michaelia Cash and Christian Porter at Parliament House. Cash says the government is taking a holistic approach to reducing domestic violence .

Companies that use older workers are the most innovative: new research  - But as it turns out, ageism in the workforce is built on a faulty premise, according to leading Australian researchers of intergenerational employment.

Five ways the ageing population will seriously change ALL women's careers  - As the demand for the old -age pension grows, governments will push Australians to retire later. Because women have less super and savings, they're ...

7 obvious reasons why you shouldn't climb sacred site in Australia  - There is a beautiful rock in the middle of Australia sometimes known as Ayers Rock, but now more commonly known by its traditional Indigenous name ...

Chief Minister Adam Giles Wants To Talk To Traditional Owners About Climbing Sacred Site Uluru ...  - but its red sandstone flanks have also been a sacred site for the region's traditional owners, and is part of Indigenous mythology dating back to the ...

Indigenous health gap a global challenge, says study  - Led by Australian Indigenous health experts, the study calls for "a revitalised global partnership" to improve health outcomes and "counter political ...

Toll on our kids: 1000 a week declared abused or neglected  - with one-third of cases springing from Australia's poorest communities. ... Indigenous children are nearly 10 times more likely than other kids to be ...

Indigenous health: wealthy nations not always better than developing countries  - A grandmother holds her granddaughter at a “town camp” on the outskirts of Alice Springs, Australia . Life expectancy for Indigenous populations in ...

In Australia , Learning the Gumbaynggir Language Three Minutes at a Time  - Each Wednesday, Gary Williams, a Gumbaynggirr language teacher at the Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative, a regional ...

Exorcism pastor assault claim: 'It was slap, punch, I'm going to get this demon out of you'  - A nurse has described a bizarre community exorcism in Auckland where a travelling pastor allegedly punched her in the face to cleanse her of demons.

A new grower initiative gets New Zealand students eating healthy  - Bostock New Zealand has delivered fresh, organic apples to Flaxmere ... As part of Bostock New Zealand's aim to get more people eating healthier, ...

Goalposts shifted as Maori struggle for influence  - Whilst the tribunal has its severe limitations, what else is there that is available outside the parliamentary process for Maori to have an influence?

Reedy role in reo reform crucial  -  Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox is crediting Ngati Porou scholar Professor Sir Tamati Reedy for inspiring the reform of Maori language bill.

Govt's investment funding idea grabs attention in health sector and beyond  - Public health physician Rhys Jones was looking for the strategy to commit to “ensure Maori health outcomes are improved to eventually be as good as ...

Education Minister launches digital resource to strengthen Te Reo Māori  - Ngarimu Te Tohu Toa / Victory at Point 209 is an interactive digital book in comic format, with audio and text in Te Reo Māori (Ngāti Porou dialect) and ...

Health impacts of climate on Maori underplayed  - Te Ora Taiao, the New Zealand Climate and Health Council, says the Royal Society's climate risks report overlooks the real health risks to New ...

Canada's commitment to indigenous people an example for NZ  - Labour MP Peeni Henare says New Zealand and Australia should follow the Canadian government's lead and pay more attention to the rights of ...

NZ Tunnellers: the hardy men who fought an underground war  - Eru Toe, a Hokianga bushman, was 21 when he enlisted in the Maori Battalion in 1916 and became attached to the New Zealand Tunnelling ...

Tell the truth about West Papua , journalists told at rights forum  - Giving voice to the voiceless and championing the rights of all people is ... approach the ongoing human rights violations happening in West Papua .