Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

A new generation of multicultural poets empowered through the spoken word  - Often tackling brave subject matter and spanning the political and personal, the modern art form with no defined style is inspired by hip-hop culture and was first developed by Marc Smith in Chicago in 1984 as a way to enliven performance poetry.

Pilanguru people to fight on as uranium mine gets environmental approval  - The Environmental Protection Authority of WA recommended the Barnett government approve construction of the open-pit mine and uranium processing plant, operated by Perth-based Vimy Resources Limited, after a three-month public environmental review.

What was the first name for grasswrens?  - Clearly, the ICZN only applies to names provided through the Linnean system of scientific names. If this were not the case, our catalogue of scientific names for organisms should be peppered with the words of the Earth’s surviving Indigenous languages. Humans have been knocking about the planet for a couple of

More details on multicultural children needed in Families SA data: Multicultural Communities Council  - A lack of data on how migrant and refugee families are interacting with the child protection system is inhibiting support, South Australia's Multicultural ...

Five things you didn't know about Chinese medicine  - Chinese medicine has been used for thousands of years, but it can be very foreign to some causing apprehension when considering it as a form of treatment to address disruptions in your health.

Nicotine vaping should be legal  - Federal and state governments and health organisations in Australia have taken a prohibitionist, risk-averse view on nicotine and e-cigarettes without ...

Family is at the heart of new Irish communities in Australia  -  Eimear Beattie met her husband, Anthony, playing Gaelic football in Sydney back in 2001. As a young backpacker, she found it easy to make friends through the GAA, or by going to the pub. But when the couple returned to live in Perth 10 years later, married and with two kids in tow, the history and PE teacher from Co Tipperary found it much more difficult to meet people.

Michael Phelps' ' mental ' theory on Australian swim team struggles  - The Dolphins had enough world-leading times before Rio to suggest they could challenge the almighty US team for top spot on the swimming medal tally. Australia finished second with three gold medals, taking a step in the right direction after a dismal London 2012 campaign, but were put in their place by the Americans, who claimed a staggering 16 gold.