Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

End-of-life care among six human service areas flagged for reform - Access to high quality end-of-life care varies within and between jurisdictions while indigenous Australians , those from culturally and linguistically ...

Teen survey reveals depth of discrimination -    Nearly 55 percent of Indigenous teenagers aged 15 to 19 years who were involved in Mission Australia’s Youth Survey for 2016 said they had experienced race discrimination compared to 28.3 percent of other teenagers. They were also more likely to experience unfair treatment or discrimination on the basis of mental health, age, physical health or ability, sexuality, religion and for other reasons.

Record number of calls placed to Lifeline - Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the nation's suicide rate is at a 10-year high, climbing above 3000 for the first time in 2015.

Zero tolerance needed on homophic bullying, top ref Nigel Owens says - Mr Owens, from Mynyddcerrig near Cross Hands, added that rugby was not a homophobic sport and that when problems arise rugby "does all it can to ...

Church gets homophobic abuse for flying rainbow flag, responds with second pro-LGBT banner - A church that got homophobic abuse for flying the rainbow flag has responded by putting up a second pro-LGBT banner. The Community Christian ...

Why Is Sitting On Santa's Lap Such A Contentious Issue? Parents Are Divided - Taking the kids to the mall to see Santa is a holiday tradition for many parents ... And in 2014, parents and child abuse advocates in Australia called for ...

Comparing family law in Australia v England and Wales - a world apart in more ways than one - The divorce process in Australia is entirely separate to the process of ... In most cases in Australia , child maintenance is determined by the parents or ...

Why Secure and Affordable Housing is an Increasing Worry for Age Pensioners - The average housing costs of older (65-plus) outright homeowners in lone-person households were $38 a week in 2013/14, the Australian Bureau of ...