Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

A testing year for Australia's social cohesion as multiculturalism debate grows louder  - Confronting the country's prejudices towards Indigenous Australians will loom large again in 2016, as it prepares for a debate on constitutional ...

This is an emotional moment for me. We're closing the gap in Indigenous education  - The gap for Indigenous students completing Year 12 in Brisbane has closed – 98 % of ... Australia desperately needs more Indigenous teachers.

FNQ indigenous models to showcase culture in artistic display  - Birrimbi Dulgu Bajal, which translates to Rainforest and Sea Dreaming, is set to feature in the festival’s prestigious cultural program – with a host of indigenous Far Northerners set to take part in a performance which draws on music and dance to complement the cultural clothing on show.

Plain cigarette packaging helps smokers quit the habit, new study reveals  - The study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, studied the effects of plain packaging on Australian Aboriginal and ...

Human rights in Australia : what to expect in 2016  - The launch of the Australian Medical Association's Indigenous Health Report Card — demonstrating the destructive impact of imprisonment on ...

Top spots to mark New Year's Eve  - For New Year's, most people head down to the beach for the annual ... attracts partygoers from around New Zealand and beyond, with strong ticket ...

Rugby stars honoured for their efforts  -  New Zealand Rugby Chair Brent Impey says it is a fantastic accolade for McCaw who had rightly earned himself a place as one of New Zealand's most ...

Māori recognised for contribution to society in 2016 New Year Honours  - He has been Kaumatua to the New Zealand Māori Language Commission. Te Aroha Paenga has also been honoured as an MNZM for services to ...