Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Should the Aboriginal flag fly from Sydney Harbour Bridge? Thousands campaign for permanent ... - An online campaign has urged NSW's Legislative Assembly to recognise Australia's heritage, and celebrate 'our ancient and authentic Indigenous  ...

Archie Roach on the healing power of song: 'Music was great therapy for me' - As a survivor of the stolen generations, the elder statesman of Indigenous ... removed from their families than at any other time in Australian history.

How Indigenous Sovereignty Unsettles White Australia - The premise of colonisation that Australia belonged to no one informed the relationship between Indigenous people and the nation state from its very ...

Conservation work in Wedderburn area protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage - The land in question is owned by Bush Heritage Australia , a non-government organisation that works to conserve the natural environment in areas ...

The surprising body putting its hand up to fix our housing crisis - Sixty per cent of Australians living below the poverty line are in rental accommodation, with those who own their own home far less likely to slip into ...

Bishop reveals he was a victim of clergy sex abuse - I was also a victim of sexual abuse by clergy when I first came to Australia , even ... Bishop Long said it was not good enough to treat gay people with ...

ABC explores Australia's LGBT history on iview - To celebrate Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras season, ABC has pulled out some fascinating recent and historic archival programs exploring the ...

Over-60s face big issues with housing -  Older Australians are facing a growing number of housing issues from ... to be put on how to create affordable housing solutions for older Australians .

Uber' is coming to the NGO Sector - While the New Zealand public continues to be the principle source of funding for international NGOs, providing 56% of revenues, that support has declined by nearly 15% over a decade (18% of NGO funds comes from government, and 26% from self- generated income – selling goods and services). Our recent survey of members shows that revenues from child sponsorship have declined for the forth-consecutive year, while support for emergency appeals has increased. People are still giving, they’re just giving in a different way. They haven’t stopped caring about famine in South Sudan, or conflict in Aleppo, and cyclones in the Pacific.

A crowded paradise: New Zealand's tourism boom faces backlash -  New Zealand is luring record numbers of tourists with its promise of ... climate, and friendly, English-speaking people - a winning formula for tourists.

Amnesty report looks at NZ human rights -  Maori prisoner numbers, child poverty and violence against women and girls in New Zealand have been raised in Amnesty International's report on ...

School compromised by political backdrop - New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has slated the Maori and Mana parties for using a Whangarei charter school as a backdrop for a political ...

Who's the “real” party for Maori ? - The Maori electorate contests this year are going to be fascinating. The newly-announced Mana- Maori electoral deal is already causing acrimony, ...

Māori TV to make history at the Akl Pride Parade - Keeley Sander, Māori Televisions' Head of Marketing and Brand says “Our presence at The Pride Festival is a show of support for our takatāpui, both ...

Maori say rising popularity of haka dance can obscure origin -  The sight of young men doing the haka war dance that originated with the Maori people of New Zealand has become ...

Te Matawai hopes with warrior Whiu - The chair of Maori language body Te Matawai, Waihoroi Shortland, says the organisation's first chief executive will be a warrior for the reo. She's Te ...

Dadavan Systems Launches New Technology Platform to Revitalize Endangered Indigenous ... - According to recent estimates, over 90% of the world's 5,000 indigenous languages are currently at risk. As Indigenous people work to strengthen and ...

Greenpeace supports Indigenous Peoples ' Rights: Here's why - Today, Indigenous Peoples continue to put their lives on the line to fight for justice and for the rights to their traditional territories: resisting logging in ...

Legalising same-sex marriage linked to drop in youth suicide - In the US, as it is here in Australia , suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people. According to the journal, nearly three out of ten ...

Failed 'closing the gap' the least of worries – hidden are more shocking crises - Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders median age at death in 2014 was 57.4 for males, 62.4 for females, and for South Australia , 56.5 ...