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Updates & Legacy — Stigmabase is a Canadian Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Initiative. Our mission is to inform about stigma around the world and make the data collected accessible for researchers. Stigmabase is very attentive to misinformation and lists only reliable sources. — The marginalization of individuals or categories of individuals is a too common phenomenon. Millions of people are facing this problem around the world and many complex factors are involved.

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Dharug woman makes history as Australia's first blind Aboriginal lawyer

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 31, 2025

A proud Dharug woman from Mount Druitt, Samantha Alexander has made history, becoming Australia's first blind Aboriginal lawyer.

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Top stories of the last 30 days

Aboriginal activist Rachel Perkins joins faith leaders at Ramadan dinner

Australian Eastern Time — Thursday, March 30, 2023

Aboriginal film director and activist Rachel Perkins joined faith leaders to discuss the Uluru Statement at an Iftar dinner held at Lakemba ... View article...

NZ's new targets to manage its methane emissions

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, October 14, 2025

New Zealand 's Zero Carbon Act already has a split target – with a net zero 2050 aim for long-lived greenhouse gases (mostly carbon dioxide with a few ... View article...

All Blacks deliver an amazing 2025 on and off the field

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 10, 2025

10% of the Sky Sport viewers chose Sky's te reo Māori commentary, and overall viewership commanded an impressive 60% share of the TV watched while on ... View article...

Kerrin Leoni 'shocked' by sexism and racism in mayoral campaign

Australian Eastern Time — Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Kerrin Leoni is bracing herself for an increasing level of sexism and racism if she wins the Auckland mayoralty . View article...

Jim Bolger, New Zealand prime minister who reconciled with Maori and made sweeping welfare cuts

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 17, 2025

He made moves to cut ties with the British monarchy , but the Queen's apology to the Maori in 1995 assisted his drive to settle grievances. View article...

Aboriginal AFL icon claims racism caused psychiatric injuries

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 10, 2025

Nicky Winmar had bottles of urine thrown at him, suffered racial slurs, was spat at on the way to change rooms and his family received death ... View article...

WA Govt appoints architect to landmark Aboriginal Cultural Centre

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, October 14, 2025

The WA Government has appointed architecture firm, Hassell , to develop a concept design for Western Australia 's landmark Aboriginal Cultural ... View article...

Divided over DNA: why NZ First is derailing the gene tech bill

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 17, 2025

The health select committee released its long-delayed report on Friday, revealing the party had joined Labour , the Greens and Te Pāti Māori in ... View article...

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Top stories of the last 7 days

Rural nurses target vaccination 'hesitancy'

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 31, 2025

Vaccine mistrust. Māori GP Doctor Nina Bevin said she was worried about the low vaccination rates . Dr Bevin said despite years of hard mahi from the ... View article...

Iwi leaders unveil AI safeguards to protect Māori data

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 31, 2025

Te Kāhui Raraunga - the working arm of the Data Iwi Leaders Group - has unveiled a new framework designed to protect Māori data use in the AI age ... View article...

Te Pāti Māori Faces Calls for Reform and Transparency from Founding Member

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 31, 2025

Te Pāti Māori is facing calls for reform , as founding member Amokura Panoho criticises the party's current direction . On Monday, Waatea received ... View article...

Indigenous programs cost billions – but we know surprisingly little about what works

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 31, 2025

The Healing Foundation , an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation that supports members of the Stolen Generation and their families, ... View article...

School curriculum 'will perpetuate racism and ongoing inequity in our schools'

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, November 04, 2025

The government's draft primary school curriculum makes Māori invisible and is not fit for purpose, says the association for Māori principals and ... View article...

Development approval granted for Perth's first Aboriginal aged care facility

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 31, 2025

Graeme Prior and Dr Sue Gordon . A landmark milestone has been reached for Aboriginal Elders in Western Australia , with development approval granted ... View article...

Newly qualified Aboriginal language teachers bring deeper understanding of culture to more schools

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, October 31, 2025

For the first time in six years, Aboriginal language trainees from the Goldfields have graduated, adding more qualified teachers to local schools ... View article...

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