Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

The Other Problem With The Census: The People It Doesn't Count  - Even when the event runs smoothly, significant numbers of Indigenous Australians are left out of the process. The resulting data gap helps reinforce ...

Indigenous meanings of Australian town names  - The bustle of everyday life can often distract you from these cultural origins that we literally live in, like catching the train from "permanent place" (Killara) to "eel waters" (Parramatta) ; watching the eccentric Ladies from "reedy swamp" (Toorak) on that housewives program or driving the long journey to "the place of many crows" (Wagga Wagga) to Grandma's for Christmas.

Have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples any Reason to Hope?  - There has been no formal reckoning of Australia's history from the political ... You can listen to her discuss constitutional recognition and Indigenous  ...

Culturally And Linguistically Appropriate' Education for Indigenous People  - In Nunavut, northern Canada, only 40 percent of school-age indigenous people are attending full time school, while in Australia , in 2013 only 60 ...

LGBTI mentoring group Out For Australia seeking volunteers  - Voluntary LGBTI mentoring group Out for Australia is on the hunt for some gifted volunteers to fill several positions at the NSW branch of the ...

Tasmania passes motion to support marriage equality  - Tasmania's Upper House has passed a motion in support of marriage equality in Australia , following a successful in-principle motion in the Lower ...

Philippines leader calls US envoy ' gay ' for 'meddling' in election  - He first came into conflict with US envoy Goldberg on the campaign trail, after he said he wanted to rape a “beautiful” Australian missionary who was ...

We've Never Had Gay Students Because It 'Is Not Recommended'  - A principal in Sydney, Australia has said her school has never faced the “issue” of homosexuality because children are taught that it is “not ...