Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Thousands go hungry as freak cold wave hits Papua  - Volunteers of Indonesian Red Cross are unloading aid materials in sub-district Kuyawage, Lanny Jaya. About 128,000 people are affected as extreme ...

Papuan culture must be preserved  - We must not abandon the existing culture of Papua . The government now has the task of improving the welfare of the people and their livelihood in ...

New way to learn te reo online  - Confident Korero offers one-on-one Maori language lessons through Skype, with students paying what they think it is worth. ... but as the European population flooded into the country and surpassed Maori there was a tipping point ...

Unsophisticated and Unsuited  - Paul is a Wellington historian and a research associate at Victoria University's School of Māori Studies, Te Kawa a Māui. He is studying for a PhD on ...

Government delay in Māori Language week an embarrassment - Government MPs inability to make a decision today about an inquiry into Te Reo in schools is an embarrassment in Te Wiki o te Reo Māori ( Māori  ...

Local government rules discriminate against Maori  -  Maori local government politicians from around the country who met in Rotorua recently have expressed concern at discriminatory rules at the local ...

Survey finds Maori businesses optimistic and doing well.  - The ANZ survey of privately owned businesses found that in the past 12 months 54 percent of Maori businesses recorded an increase in profits ...

Tobacco tax helps bridge Maori health gap  - The tobacco tax is helping bridge the health inequalities gap between Maori and the rest of the population. The annual 10 per cent excise on tobacco ...

Leaders must step up to end the 'carnage' of domestic violence  - Because frankly, the level of family and domestic violence in Australia in 2015 is alarmingly high and completely unacceptable. But the national ...

Tyler, The Creator Banned From Australia ? Rapper's 'Misogynistic Hate Speech' Cited By Activists  - The organization accused Tyler's music of promoting and glorifying violence against women. "While his activities are therefore commercial, the content ...

Indigenous communities at risk of funeral rip-off scams, Consumer Protection warns  -  Indigenous communities at risk of funeral rip-off scams, Consumer Protection ... Unscrupulous funeral companies are targeting Aboriginal communities with ... unnecessary costs, Western Australia's consumer watchdog has warned.

It's confronting racism and it is alive and well and happening everyday  - The booing of Sydney Swans player Adam Goodes has become more than a crowd reaction according to Australia's first Indigenous Commonwealth ...

13 new species of spider discovered in Queensland  - The new creepy crawlies were unearthed by scientists, teachers and indigenous rangers as part of a 10-day journey to the largely unsurveyed area.

C4 strain of HBV provides New Hope for Preventative Treatment against Liver Cancer  - The C4 strain of HBV entered Australia thousands of years ago. Northern Territory is having high rates of liver cancer among Indigenous Australians .

Calls to ban gay conversion therapy nationwide  - Currently there are close to a dozen organisations offering ex- gay therapy in Australia and Venn Brown believes the government should step in and ...

Same Sex Marriage Australia : 'We Will Win' Confirms Labor  - Wong is openly gay and has long been pushing for a binding vote to ... However, Australia's Labor MPs and senators agree to take a conscience vote, ...

Going to the older , 'big-name' Australian universities might not be your best choice for ... - And it’s always been assumed that there is a pecking order on where that degree was earned. The older, more established universities are seen as more prestigious and therefore come with better job prospects and earning power.

PC Gaming Is Growing Dramatically In Australia  - The major focus of the study seems to be on how older people are using games. The tagline for this year is 'video games mature for education, health ...

Working beyond 60: older workers optimistic about later retirement  - These findings come from a new report from Financial Services Council and Commonwealth Bank of Australia , Older Workers Report 2015, based on ...

Which Australian voters care most about helping the world's poorest people?  - In keeping with the Abbott government’s frugal approach to foreign aid, Australian electors whose first federal voting preference is L-NP show the least support for the idea of increasing foreign aid. When asked if the Government should ‘ increase overseas aid to help reduce global poverty ’, 27% said ‘yes’ — in contrast with 53% of ALP voters and 75% of Greens voters.