Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Push in schools to fight 'modern' homophobia - Educators are being urged to look out for a new form of “modern homophobia ” — characterised by disinterest, disingenuous support or “sham ...

South Australia apologises for historic gay convictions - South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has apologised to South Australia's LGBTIQ community for past laws that were unjust. Weatherill said ...

How ' gay panic' defence reform was brought about by a straight man's death - On Wednesday the Queensland government tabled a bill to strike down the use of “unwanted homosexual advances” as a cause of provocation by people who commit assault, manslaughter or even murder.

What's he worried that I'm going to see?' - Frankly it ( Aboriginal Australia ) should have died out like the stone age,” Oldfield said early on in the first episode. “Aboriginality is just unnecessary.

How big a problem is ice use among Indigenous Australians ? - There has been particular concern about methamphetamine use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians , but what do the stats say?

Indigenous Australia bears the brunt of the HIV epidemic - Rates of HIV transmission amongst Indigenous Australians continue to rise, with new figures showing the rate of HIV ...

First Contact: when Indigenous Australia becomes entertainment, everyone loses - First Contact exploits the suffering and disadvantage of vulnerable First Nations people to manufacture white Australia “feels”. It's that straightforward.

Where are these hundreds of services in communities? Show me! - For instance, Roebourne in Western Australia's Pilbara is said to have 67 ... Similarly, more than 90 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders ...