Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Wellness gets better in Australia - Australia is attracting more tourists and co-founder of Health and Fitness Travel Australia’s - the first local wellness travel specialist, Samantha Lippiatt says, “We have seen the local demand for wellness travel increase more than triple since our launch in 2014. Wellness travel is here to stay. Whether here or abroad, more Australians are keen to experience the benefits of wellness travel”.

Refugee on Nauru claims medical treatment for severe heart problems been delayed without reason - A statement from a Department of Immigration spokesperson said refugees requiring medical treatment can be transferred to Port Moresby or Australia  ...

46 cases of breast implant cancer diagnosed in Australia and New Zealand - Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) occurs near breast implants and is linked to bacteria accidentally introduced during implant surgery and textured implants -popular in Australia - are 70 times more likely to be contaminated. Three of the 46 confirmed cases of ALCL led to death, The Age reported. Health experts had thought the frequency of ALCL to be between one in three million and one in 50,000, the ABC reported. 

Professor Marmot's lectures in Australia chart extent of health inequality -  Therefore four lectures delivered by Professor Sir Michael Marmot in Sydney during September provided a refreshing antidote to these prevailing winds. Ill health, quality of life and life expectancy are directly related to socio-economic status. Marmot’s lectures, Fair Australia: Social Justice and the Health Gap, presented a wealth of data charting health inequality and its underlying social causes.

Aboriginal Woman Brutal Death In Custody Exposes Australia's Shame - The harrowing clip from Aug. 4, 2014, shows police officers dragging Ms. Dhu, who appears to be unconscious. An hour later she was dead. She was 22 years old. Ms. Dhu was reportedly arrested over unpaid fines of $2,626 in South Hedland, Western Australia, only two days before she died in custody. During her detention, Ms. Dhu complained about pain in her ribs. Although she was taken to the hospital at least twice, coroner Ros Fogliani claimed a chest X-ray was not performed nor was her temperature taken.

Aussies warned about Indonesia travel -  AUSTRALIA has put out a new travel warning about the threat of terrorism in ... “Types of attacks have included suicide bombing and small-arms fire, ...

Social Justice Statement encourages a more caring response to our ageing population - As Australia's population continues to age, the need to respect the dignity of older people, provide for their needs and embrace them as important ...

Why So Many Older , Single Women Are at Risk of Homelessness - They've worked or been caretakers (or both) their whole lives, but they are the fastest growing homeless demographic in Australia —thanks to a ...