Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Chinese visit pays off for TV makers  - China's top-level visit here has paid dividends for New Zealand television ... The deal also lets people and equipment move between countries with ...

Wahine toa fought for Maori place in the sun  - She had an extensive professional background in serving Maori people in the health, social services and education sectors, including the first ...

Indigenous employment on the rise: report  - A new report shows Indigenous people are working more and earning more, but ... civil mining contracting business and a tourism venture in Western Australia . ... But the report reveals there is still much trauma within the Indigenous  ...

The Wellbeing Of Aboriginal Australians Is Improving But Jail Rates Are Still High And ...  - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have seen some improvement in health, education and economic wellbeing. However, justice and mental health issues continue to cause concern, according to the 2014 Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report, the sixth in a series, released by the Productivity Commission.

Aboriginal elders unite to help beat youth suicide  - AN unprecedented rise in self harm and suicide among indigenous youth can ... Nelson from Derby in Western Australia's Kimberley region, where there is on ... “In 1991 in the Northern Territory, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Queensland remains Australia's fattest state  - Queensland has once again claimed the title of Australia's fattest state. ... pregnant indigenous women, continue to have high rates, Dr Young said.

I'm 31 and only had my 'first contact' with Indigenous Australia this year  - First Contact on SBS gives six Australians their first experience with Indigenous Australia . Do these 'outspoken', sometimes ignorant, people represent ...

Many more Indigenous educators required  - Professor Peter Buckskin, Dean of the University of South Australia and project director of the More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers ...

What's the proportion of Indigenous people where you live? - The map below explores the distribution of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres ... In parts of Western Australia, some council areas had no people who ...

No justice a decade on from horrific Palm Island death in custody  - "The judicial system in this country is not controlled by black Australia . It's controlled by white Australia ," said Aboriginal Shire Council Mayor Alf Lacey.

Australia going backwards on Indigenous mental health  - And while its true that we've made headway in areas like education and income, the report also says we've gone backwards on issues like Indigenous  ...

Challenging ideas about indigenous Australia  -  Australia remains blighted by ignorance of, racism towards and disadvantage endured by its indigenous people, especially in remote areas: out of ...

Skin colour a bar to renting in Moree  - said a growing number of indigenous women were being imprisoned for breaching domestic violence orders, particularly in northern Australia .

Melbourne councilor loses bid to ban 'unequal' gay promotion  - Crestani is a Victoria state upper house candidate for the socially conservative Rise Up Australia Party, which opposes gay marriage and ...

Casey Cr Rosalie Crestani slammed for anti- gay stance  - AN ATTEMPT by a Casey councillor to silence the city on gay rights has been branded a cheap political stunt for the Rise Up Australia Party ahead of ...

Imagine if New Zealand was smokefree  -  People often ignore these symptoms until they are severe. ... “There is still so much work to do to ensure that New Zealand is smokefree and the ...

Brain training boosts memory for over 60s - but there's a catch  - An Australian study has shown that computerised cognitive training can boost memory and thinking skills in people aged over 60 years.

UN push against North Korea on rights moves ahead  - But the fact that this year's resolution includes the new idea that their ... are acting to protect the people of North Korea when their own government fails ...

The fourth leading cause of death in NZ is little-known but killing thousands  - Asthma NZ says in New Zealand there are 200,000 people diagnosed with ... "This is of particular concern to New Zealand as we have the second ...

Chinese president calls for " better future " of relations with New Zealand  -  In a signed article published on the New Zealand Herald , Xi said he is ... during which he will discuss with the government and people from various ...