Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Labor's Linda Burney Becomes 1st Indigenous Woman In The House Of Reps  -  Australia , you're still in for a long night of vote counting, but get around this: we're set for our first ever Indigenous woman to take a seat in the House of ...

Burney triumphs over misfortune  - It follows Ms Burney's other history-making moment — the first Aboriginal ... justice and recognising Aboriginal people in the Australian constitution.”.

Growth in aged Indigenous populations 'unprecedented'  - There are currently 51,303 Indigenous Australians aged over 60, and by 2026, ... Throughout Australia there were 33 specific services for Indigenous  ...

Australia's first Aboriginal ballerina - The West Australian  - When Mary Miller was asked by a music teacher at primary school what the class could do for an end-of-year concert, her arm shot up in the air.

6 Ways Money Does Buy Happiness  - There's a growing body of evidence supporting the idea that growing up in poverty can have a long-term impact on children's cognitive development.

Australia's election outcome may clear in days  -  Australia's opposition leader Bill Shorten, right, and his wife, Chloe, cast their votes in the federal election at Moonee Ponds ...

Australia's first openly gay Imam talks Islamophobia and homophobia  - It's disgusting, because you suffer from Islamophobia, from both the mainstream non-Muslim community and some in the LGBT community.”.

UN council to appoint LGBT expert  - The UN Human Rights Council has agreed to appoint an independent investigator to help protect homosexuals and transgender people worldwide ...