Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

The four factors that drag Australians down  - It puts the annual wellbeing cost of mental illness in Australia at a staggering $200 billion – equivalent to about 12 per cent of the annual output of the ...

Where do Australia's happiest people live?  - That's according to a new report on Australia's mental wellbeing. The report uses averages of data gathered over 10 years - from 2006 to now - of all ...

Election promises highlight need for child care and early learning reform  - That's why Early Childhood Australia wants to see the major parties commit to improving the system so that every Australian child has access to at ...

Indigenous leaders call feud between minister and land council chief 'childish'  - The Indigenous affairs minister, Nigel Scullion, at a cultural event near ... Traditional owners Witiyana and Wanyubi Marika told Guardian Australia  ...

Fraud suspected in 44 remote indigenous programs  - Warren Mundine, chairman of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory ... Reconciliation Australia chief executive Justin Mohamed told the program ...

It's on for old and old : younger voters don't stand a chance  - And what if parties realise they can win elections by kow-towing to the older demographic and downplaying issues that matter to younger Australians ?

Hairy future for Australia's beloved koala  - A sweet, sickly smell filled the air as Sherwood Robyn, a 12-year-old koala, was brought into a small examination room at Australia’s first hospital for the furry marsupials. From afar, she appeared in fine health. But closer inspection revealed a “wet bottom” - a clear sign of the chlamydia infection which is ravaging 

Lack of housing choice frustrates would-be downsizers  - Almost one in three older Australians would like to downsize to reduce the demands of maintaining their garden, but many can't find alternative homes ...