Canberra parade marks indigenous service
Canberra parade marks indigenous service - For the first time, indigenous diggers led the parade in front of the Australian War Memorial with members carrying the Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
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Indigenous soldiers thought 'when we got back we'd be treated differently'
Indigenous soldiers thought 'when we got back we'd be treated differently' - Often shunned by an Australian society that did not recognise their service, today Indigenous veterans will lead the national Anzac Day march for the ...
Mental preparation the deciding factor'
Mental preparation the deciding factor' - What's more important is to be mentally ready for this competition. ... We did beat England in similar conditions in Australia , we beat Australia in Cardiff ...
This gay baseball player just came out on live TV
This gay baseball player just came out on live TV - He felt, like so many other gay athletes, that being gay and coming out would end his participation in sports. Add to that living and playing in Australia , ...
Family First to merge with Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives
Family First to merge with Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives - Family First will cease to exist as a political party and will merge with Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives according to widespread media reports.
This is the one question that can change someone's life
This is the one question that can change someone's life - Steven Oliver is no stranger to TV viewers in Australia . The Aboriginal, gay comic has earned fans nationwide for his starring roles on the sketch show ...
Witch-hunts and surveillance: the hidden lives of LGBTI people in the military
Witch-hunts and surveillance: the hidden lives of LGBTI people in the military - Lesbian, gay , bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) service personnel have largely been written out Australia's military history. But researchers ...
Brisbane sculpture's hidden message about 94 massacres
Brisbane sculpture's hidden message about 94 massacres - it was made, says its creator, Queensland Indigenous artist Fiona Foley. ... start to acknowledge this land was taken off the Aboriginal people," she said. ... a society, Australia had come to terms with the fact this country was invaded ...
A lottery love affair
A lottery love affair - The shio lottery is simple: when buying a coupon, people pick four numbers ... These links are rather shady as the lottery is illegal in Indonesia .
Workshop highlights kava's economic potential
Workshop highlights kava's economic potential - A Tongan kava supplier and distributor in New Zealand says kava's ... But because we don't see the potential, there are other people outside of the ...
Tens of thousands rise early to remember sacrifice of peace
Tens of thousands rise early to remember sacrifice of peace - Tens of thousands of people have turned out at dawn services commemorating Anzac Day across New Zealand and the world, providing a chance for ...
Good2Great App for young people
Good2Great App for young people - A world first free online app to help young people in New Zealand to navigate their journey into a successful adulthood and beyond was launched by ...
We must support our war veterans of all ages
We must support our war veterans of all ages - New Zealand has about 31,000 veterans of operational military service ... The RSA says that, since the late 1990s, more New Zealanders have served ...
Fallen Māori veterans in Malaysia set to return home
Fallen Māori veterans in Malaysia set to return home - Thirty six Service personnel and dependants will be brought back to New Zealand from Southeast Asia, six of those remains are Māori . Te Kāea spoke ...
New Zealand Land Wars need to be taught in schools – Wellington historian
New Zealand Land Wars need to be taught in schools – Wellington historian - New Zealand Land Wars need to be taught in schools – Wellington historian ... He points out that per capita, more Maori died in the New Zealand land ...
Honiara Mayor calls for reintroduction of death penalty in Solomon Islands
Honiara Mayor calls for reintroduction of death penalty in Solomon Islands - Honiara City Council Mayor Andrew Mua says he is in full support on the call to resurrect capital punishment to people who commits brutal murder in ...
Australian bishops oppose drive to legalize assisted suicide
Australian bishops oppose drive to legalize assisted suicide - The letter argues that “euthanasia euthanasia and assisted suicide are the opposite of care and represent the abandonment of the sick and the ...
Victorian youths in hardcore wave of violence
Victorian youths in hardcore wave of violence - Mr Leane said the group would typically resort to violent crimes, such as aggravated robbery or carjackings, on their first ... ' Australia first Trumpy crap'.
Does Brexit mean England can have Englishness?
Does Brexit mean England can have Englishness? - Brexit is often said to be driven by English nationalism. In recent decades England has certainly become a less shy country, made aware of itself ...
Blair urges voters to back anti-Brexit candidates — even if Tory
Blair urges voters to back anti- Brexit candidates — even if Tory - Tony Blair urged voters to back alternative parties in June — including Tory candidates — if it meant putting more anti- Brexit MPs in the House of ...