Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

The next steps to reconciliation - Mayor Adrian Weston said the week — which runs from May 27 to June 3 — saluted the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians, and was an opportunity to reflect on the nation’s identity and history. ‘‘The week provides an opportunity to celebrate and strengthen the reconciliation process,’’ he said. ‘‘This year’s theme ’Let’s take the next steps’ commemorates two historic milestones — 50 years since the 1967 referendum to amend the Constitution to recognise indigenous people and 25 years since the Mabo decision. And we are asking the community to take the next steps by joining us in a walk, to symbolise the next big steps in our nation’s reconciliation journey.

Action on jobs opens the doors at ABC - ABC boss Michelle Guthrie was questioned about the ABC's policy of reserving certain jobs for indigenous Australians during a lengthy Senate ...

Parkes newest representative stands up for Indigenous youth in Canberra - Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has welcomed Parkes man Brenton Hawken, who's in Canberra for the 2017 National Indigenous  ...

Let's be bold on Indigenous recognition, says Bill Shorte - Bill Shorten has signalled that Labor will back an ambitious outcome of the Indigenous constitution convention at Uluru, declaring: "It is our turn to step ...

Burned by Brexit , young Brits are registering to vote in droves - The world’s most politically apathetic youth are finally mobilizing. Voter turnout among young people is notoriously low in the UK—it has fallen from 66% in 1992 to around 40% in the last general election in 2015. But since mid-April, when prime minister Theresa May announced a snap election for June 8, voters aged 18-25 have registered to vote at historically high rates. Over a million young people have registered to vote over the past month or so—the most of any age group. Over the past five weeks, more under-25s have registered to vote than at the same period in the run-up to the Brexit referendum last year and the general election in 2015.

The Brexit effect on competition for banking jobs in London - If you're an experienced professional looking for a London banking and finance job in 2017, the Brexit referendum result has its advantages.

Colin Firth 'applies for Italian citizenship' after being left horrified by Brexit - A source told the newspaper: "Colin was horrified by Brexit and is worried about the consequences." The actor has been married to Italian film ...

A pyrrhic victory for euroscepticism? - Dr Usherwood began the discussion by arguing that Euroscepticism does not truly exist: instead, the political podium has observed a variety of Euroscepticisms, each of which represent a wide range of views, opinions, and political actors, all driven by a degree of dislike of some aspect of European integration. The Leave campaign itself highlighted this division in ideologues as numerous groups of activists with different approaches were brought together by an apparent common goal, to exit the European Union, despite of any tensions between these groups.

Indigenous verse in national anthem considered to preserve Aboriginal languages - With at least 35 different Aboriginal languages in New South Wales alone, NSW ... He said teaching languages should extend to all Australians if the ...

Young, gay, black, true-blue': marking the 1967 referendum anniversary in the NT - As Australia marks the 50th anniversary of the Indigenous referendum, Chansey Paech shares his hopes for the future of Indigenous Australians .

Australia's 'Stolen Generations' facing prolonged trauma -  The term "Stolen Generations" refers to the thousands of indigenous children who were taken from their homes and put in foster care with white families or institutions under assimilation policies that ended only in the early 1970s. Many never saw their parents or siblings again. The pivotal "Bringing Them Home" report in 1997, which followed a national inquiry into the tragedy, acknowledged the human rights violations suffered and set out measures to support those affected. One of the key demands mentioned in the report was a national apology, which finally came in 2008. But two decades on, victims said that while funding had been provided for counselling, cultural programmes and family support, they continued to face institutional racism and cited a failure to properly address mental health issues.

Australia's Aboriginal Leaders Meet to Discuss Potential Treaty - You can't change history. But this week, indigenous leaders at the Uluru First Nations summit are discussing how to combat disadvantages and ...

Ben & Jerry's ban two scoops until gay marriage is legal - Popular ice cream chain Ben and Jerry's will not allow customers to purchase two scoops of the same flavour until Australia legalises gay marriage.

Top Taiwan court declares gay marriage legal in Asian first - Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled in favour of gay marriage yesterday, .... An Australian soccer coach who appeared at gunpoint in a shocking ...

From the death penalty to gay marriage - Some European countries only allow homosexuals to enter into civil ... The most recent attempt to legalise gay marriage in Australia hinged on a ...

Publicly flogged for being gay in Indonesia - On Sunday Jakarta police raided what they alleged was a gay sex party, ... While Australia dodges hard reforms, the US president's first budget ...

School support staff critical for Maori -  Maori principals are calling for more money for school support staff as a ... Mr Ferris says Maori staff in particular make a valuable contribution to the ...

Maori and Moriori Remains to be Returned Home - The Ubersee Museum in Bremen has kept the remains of nearly four dozen Moriori and Maori for over 120 years. The German Natural History ...

I'm sorry I white-washed your world: A letter to my Māori daughter - I never considered that the Māori legends explaining how Māui fished up Te Ika A Māui for us, and how he caught the sun, would be anything more ...

New Zealand Needs a Less Religious National Anthem, Says This 92-Year-Old Kiwi - Funny, I always thought they were referring to a Maori God, like Tangaroa. ... rugby matches to have a decent stab at their national anthem in Maori .