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Israel Folau unexpectedly defends LGBT activist's right to 'express her views'

Israel Folau unexpectedly defends  LGBT  activist's right to 'express her views' -  Israel Folau unexpectedly defends  LGBT  activist's right to 'express her ... to Folau's own campaign to help in his legal battle against Rugby  Australia .

Nepal holds first pride parade in capital city

Nepal holds first pride parade in capital city -  Although Nepal has held  LGBTI  pride events in the past, this was the first march through the city in June. Hundreds of  LGBTI  rights supporters, ...

Police launch tear gas at Istanbul Pride parade in Turkey

Police launch tear gas at Istanbul Pride parade in Turkey -  Although homosexuality has been legal throughout the period of the modern Turkish republic,  LGBTI  individuals point to regular harassment and ...

World Pride underscores that all people are born 'free and equal' in dignity and human rights

World Pride underscores that all people are born 'free and equal' in dignity and human rights -  Another major barrier is the absence of data on the lives of  LGBTI  people, which the World Bank says puts in jeopardy the achievement of the ...

After 20 years of devolution it's time to complete our journey to independence

After 20 years of devolution it's time to complete our journey to independence -  Acts that the Scottish Parliament has passed have been world-leading laws on climate change, child poverty, women's equality and  LGBTI  rights.

The widespread pluses of an inclusive workplace

The widespread pluses of an inclusive workplace -  Encouraging a  LGBTI -friendly business is positive for staff and customers, but the broader community will also benefit, says Kat Brogan, MD of Mercat ...

8 films to celebrate LGBTI Pride Week

8 films to celebrate  LGBTI  Pride Week -  In Pride Week it is easy to find movies in which the LGTBI community is featured prominently.

Pride Foundation Australia launches grant round supporting LGBTI people with a disability

Pride Foundation Australia launches grant round supporting  LGBTI  people with a disability -  $20,000 in grants will be made available to projects aimed at improving the wellbeing of  LGBTI  people living with a disability in Australia.

'Hear us, see us': a plea to the UN for Indigenous women

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women represent 2% of Australia's female population but make up 34% of all women in prison, June Oscar told ... View article...

National Indigenous Art Fair brings culture, food and bush medicines to The Rocks all this weekend

Art and artists from 30 of Australia's most isolated settlements are in Sydney for The National Indigenous Art Fair at The Rocks all this weekend. View article...

Business Schools Need To Do More To Attract Indigenous Students

Australian business schools can be doing more to boost the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business students, according to the ... View article...

'Have you been feeling your spirit was sad?' Culture is key when assessing Indigenous Australians ...

Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians take a holistic view of health, which may differ from non-Indigenous Australians, who often take ... View article...

Aboriginal Elder from Bulli calls on Australians not to forget the Dreamtime

Aboriginal Elder from Bulli calls on Australians not to forget the Dreamtime ... While there are hundreds of stories from the different Aboriginal people ... View article...

Australian bishops make pilgrimage to tombs of an apostle and Aboriginal boy

Bishop Christopher A. Saunders of Broome led the prayers June 26 for Conaci, an Aboriginal boy from Australia brought to Rome by a Benedictine ... View article...

Government on track to exceed Aboriginal Procurement Policy target

... Government contracts have been awarded to registered Aboriginal businesses, with 98 per cent of those based in Western Australia demonstrating ... View article...

Aboriginal artist Juanella McKenzie's thank-you present

Aboriginal artist Juanella McKenzie's thank-you present ... An Aboriginal artist who has campaigned against Scottish nuclear waste being dumped in her ... country [in South Australia] — that people in Scotland have taken interest. View article...

Crown failed to provide adequate healthcare to Māori - Waitangi Tribunal

Executive director Matthew Tukaki said the focus was now about making change. Lady Tureiti Moxon, managing director of Māori health provider Te ... View article...

Māori have always felt excluded from the conversation on home ownership

Home ownership once signalled something so intrinsic to our national identity – a cultural assemblage of gumboots, fish and chips, pavlova ... View article...

Māori making a difference rewarded at Matariki Awards

The chief executive of Māori Television, which is a sponsor, Shane Taurima said it was humbling to see Māori achievement and success. View article...

The Pākehā slave captured by Māori as a child

Trevor Bentley's new book, Pākehā Slaves, Māori Masters, details the slave trade in 1800s New Zealand which, as he puts it, was "not something that ... View article...

More equity for Māori promised in 'ground-breaking' shake-up of Northland health services

Closing the health equity gap for Māori, better co-operation between health and social services, and more training for rural GPs to counter Northland's ... View article...

Hinemoa Elder calls for end to 'structural racism' against Māori in New Zealand

The sudden loss of her brother, Maru, in 1999 had profound effect on Dr Hinemoa Elder, and it still does today. His mental illness stole him from her ... View article...

Uniquely Naati - world premiere of Maori language resource in Ruatoria

But the East Coast town had reason to celebrate in style yesterday with the world premiere of a unique Maori language resource celebrating the ... View article...

'Well-loved' Māori elder Charles Berryman dies suddenly at Māori TV event

A highly respected Māori kaumātua died suddenly after speaking at a memorial service held by Māori TV. Charles Eugene Berryman became critically ... View article...