Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

How young is too young? Charged, tried, and imprisoned at the age of 10  - At what age should a child in Australia be held criminally responsible for their actions? Why do we criminalise and imprison very young children ?

The honest conversation we need to have about fat people  - Consider that 63 per cent of Australian adults are overweight or obese and ... I know that when it comes to talking about your health , I'm about as credible as ... We should treat obesity for what it is, a behavioural health issue, like ...

Aboriginal self-determination key to life-saving health efforts  - NACCHOs are Australia's largest single national and preferred primary healthcare system for Aboriginal people. The importance of the sector is widely ...

New heads appointed to Australian child prisoner abuse inquiry  - An aboriginal leader and a retired judge will lead the probe into the abuse of child prisoners after the former head quit. The affair has refueled criticism ...

Don't kill recognition chance by chasing folly - Mr Shorten demonstrated his commitment to indigenous affairs when, earlier this year, he was presented with a Senate vacancy after West Australian  ...

Violence Against Women Is Not Just A Social Malaise, It's Also About The Economy Stupid  - And if we now look at the annual cost of domestic violence, it costs the world a ... In Australia , violence against women and children costs an estimated ...

Close male family members likeliest killers  - Even before Port Arthur-related gun control laws were introduced, gun violence was relatively rare in Australia . About 55 per cent of convicted ...

You Can Now Shop At Myer To Help Women Escaping Family Violence  - One in six Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or former partner while one in four women have ...