Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Big gay kiss-in' staged at London Sainsbury's after homophobia row  - Almost 200 people descended upon a Sainsbury's supermarket to stage a mass 'kiss-in' after a same-sex couple was told off for holding hands in the ...

Traditional culture 'accepts violence '  - In my culture men are hardly seen as being capable of doing anything wrong — and women are the ones to blame if they should,” Ms Price told a closed audience at the Centre for Independent Studies’ inaugural Helen Hughes Talk for Emerging Thinkers.

Call for better support of Indigenous children in Government's child care funding overhaul - Former Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley has urged the Federal Government to change its proposed child care package to better support ...

Suicide rate for young Indigenous men highest in world, Australian report finds  - The rate of suicide among young Indigenous men is the highest in the world, according to a new report highlighting the challenges facing young ...

Tasmania's youth suicide rate highest in the country, prompting calls for better targeted services  - Tasmania's youth suicide rate has become the highest in the country, with ... The Australian Youth Development Index examined the lives of young ...

Australia military suicide rates soar as traumatised soldiers neglected by government  -  Australia's military suicide rate has been slammed as a 'national shame' by former Chief of Army Peter Leahy, as it is revealed 41 military personnel ...

Young and old 'live in the moment' and share a special inter-generational experience  - Group Homes Australia provides accommodation and care for older Australians and for those living beyond a diagnosis of dementia. Each home is ...

Australia Banned Same-Sex Marriage 12 Years Ago Today  - This bill is necessary because there is significant community concern about the possible erosion of the institution of marriage,” said then attorney general Phillip Ruddock as he introduced it on May 27. Shadow attorney general Nicola Roxon said the proposed marriage amendments “merely confirm existing law and [Labor’s] previous commitments to keeping marriage as a heterosexual institution”.