Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Maori Party celebrates release of kidnapped schoolgirls  - On 8th May the Maori Party challenged the Government to do more to send the message to the United Nations that Aotearoa is totally opposed to the ...

Blakeley tackles scare tactics around Maori input  - Democracy Action, a group opposed to parts of Auckland's draft Unitary Plan that offer protection to Maori heritage, is holding a public meeting at the ...

Communities key in suicide watch  - New Zealand's self-harm and suicide rates are among the highest in the OECD, with the rate for rangatahi Maori increasing while non- Maori youth ...

Ebola patients from Papua New Guinea could be flown to Darwin for treatment  - Ebola patients from Papua New Guinea could be flown to Darwin for ... "If we need to fly people back to Australia for medical attention we can do that ...

Conservatives gaining force in Brazil Congress  - They include evangelical lawmakers who oppose gay marriage or access to ... Given the new legislative reality, Reis acknowledged it will be an uphill ...

Move over mental health  - Almost half (48.1%) of Australian men have had a mental health issue at some point in their life. Australia's strong sporting culture provides an avenue ...

Does a farmer commit suicide every four days in Australia as Bob Katter says?  - Australian agriculture is "closing down" and farmers - "the toughest people this nation has ever produced" - are folding, federal MP Bob Katter says. Speaking as part of a mental health special on the ABC's Q&A's program on October 6, Mr Katter said Australia's four big agricultural sectors - sheep, cattle, dairy and sugar cane - were all "going straight down the chute at 100 mile an hour".

Action plan will tackle Australia's inactivity crisis to improve child and adult health  - The 42-year- old and his wife also both cycle to work after dropping the children ... populations, and is aimed at increasing physical activity in Australia .

NSW follows Victoria on gay convictions  - AT the time, homosexuality was not only taboo in Australia , it was illegal. ... who still have convictions recorded against them for consensual gay sex.

Three Australia states move to scrap trans divorce laws  - Three Australian states today introduced bills to scrap laws that require married transgender people to divorce before their new gender is recognized.

A parenting checklist if you are separating  -  Australia : A parenting checklist if you are separating ... Adequate child support ensures that the children have the physical security necessary to ...

Quality childcare an investment in the future  - The majority of children under the age of twelve in Australia now participate in some type of regular childcare. A large swathe of formal early education ...

Aussie Kids Going Hungry - Foodbank Report  - More than 516,000 Australians access food relief each month - almost 35% are children . · 60,000 Australians are unable to be assisted by welfare ...

Women from ethnic minorities ignored by domestic violence strategy  - Domestic violence Australian women from culturally diverse backgrounds face a number of barriers to accessing domestic violence services, including ...

Palau comes latest country to decriminalise homosexuality  - There are 79 countries globally that still treat gay men as criminals. A quarter of these countries are Australia's near neighbours — eight are in the ...

Liberal and Labor parties to support bill to remove historic gay sex convictions  - Liberal and Labor parties to support bill to remove historic gay sex ... The bill follows similar moves in South Australia and more recently, Victoria.

the Government must provide opportunities to people in poverty  - ACOSS's Poverty In Australia report 2014 shows us that things are getting worse, with 13.9% of all people – that's 2.5 million Australians - living below ...

Greens warn new curriculum will take schools back to the past  - The Australian Greens are also troubled by recommendations to sideline Australia's indigenous heritage and culture. Donnelly is clearly on the record ...

Australia's defining moments: a great conversation-starter for our entire nation  - Tony Abbott sees the arrival of the first fleet as Australia's defining moment. Other Australians disagree: ... indigenous australia 'Of the 100 moments ...

Saving Australia's Outback means living in it: study  - The vast area, which spreads out from Australia's centre to cover some ... by the Pew Charitable Trusts — said with Aboriginal peoples removed from or leaving ... “The report defines Australia's Outback, a term coined by 19th century ...