Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Who will care for the caring professionals in remote areas?  - But there’s a dark side to the work, the one people talked about quietly or not at all until Gayle Woodford was murdered two weeks ago in the central desert, creating shock waves far and wide. The killing has triggered a furore over whether enough has been done to protect remote area nurses — RANs — from the violence to which they routinely are exposed in troubled, mainly Aboriginal communities.

Rekindling Australia's Aboriginal past to fight climate change  -  Only in recent times has the value of Aboriginal early-season burning practices come to be appreciated. This is especially the case in Australia's far ...

A desert journey opens Vincent Fantauzzo's eyes to Indigenous artists  - Kngwarreye is one of five Indigenous artists painted by Fantauzzo, ... Australia last year that were filmed by documentary maker Richard Keddie, the ...

Indigenous rangers call on Turnbull government to double their funding  -  Indigenous rangers across Australia have launched a national campaign to convince the Turnbull government to double its funding for their highly ...

Do Indigenous Australians Actually Have Land Rights?  -  Native title and land rights both recognise the traditional rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to their land. Though very legally ...

Shocking new research shows those over 70 now the most likely to drink daily  -  Older Australians are now the biggest problem drinkers in the nation, while the under 30s age group has contributed to two thirds of the drop in ...

Spotlight on dementia  - Dementia is the single greatest cause of disability in older Australians and the third leading cause of disability burden overall, according to the study ...

Australia's Fastest Growing Segment Of New Business Owners  -  Older entrepreneurs are proving to be the fastest growing segment of new business owners in Australia , with almost 35 percent of all new businesses ...