Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Australia's most costly 'political stunt' - THE Federal government's radical plan to forcibly intervene in Aboriginal communities and impose restrictions on individuals was a billion dollar ...

We don't want to be dug out': the Indigenous art helping to protect the land from mining - We don't want to be dug out': the Indigenous art helping to protect the land from ... The auction brings together Indigenous culture, its deep connection to ... painted in traditional Tiwi style, shows the aerial bombardment of Australia's  ...

10 year after the intervention, it's time to admit it has destroyed Aboriginal communities - Once a month the Australian newspaper publishes a business affairs supplement called “The Deal”. The May issue was dedicated to what it called ...

Australia's declining homicide rates - Through its National Homicide Monitoring Program, the Australian Institute of Criminology has outlined the trends in homicides for the financial years ...

Petty political class is stunting Australia's growth - Some days it seems a marvel that there is not much unrest in Australia , ... a constitutionally bound and just relationship with Indigenous peoples, ...

Unemployment rates remain high in Moree, despite national drop in figures. - In May, Australia's unemployment rate dropped to 5.5 per cent, down from 5.7 per cent in ... Cathy Duncan, Aboriginal Employment Strategy manager.

First Nations Iftar dinner' unites faith and culture - Mr Mohideen says the Islamic faith and Aboriginal culture have plenty ... through outback Australia in the eighteen-hundreds and nineteen-hundreds.

Writer of report that sparked NT Intervention condemns government - In May 2006, Crown prosecutor Nanette Rogers stunned Australia with allegations that child sexual abuse and neglect were widespread in Aboriginal  ...

Cancer has biggest impact on our health : research - According to a new analysis of 2011 data by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, cancer accounts for one-fifth of our disease burden.

US rape culture exposed in The Hunting Ground is happening at Australian universities - Now, with the ABC set to broadcast the documentary on Wednesday night, local experts have warned viewers shouldn’t discount the issue of sexual violence on campus as an American problem. Rape culture is alive and it’s happening in Australian universities. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, one in five Australian women has experienced sexual violence, while young women (18-24) have the highest proportion of victims of sexual violence of any age group.

Safety, support and specialisation – the response to family violence - Family violence matters popped up in the general lists and were not .... To Violence / Men's Referral Service, WAYSS Ltd and Relationships Australia .

When to take a mental health day -  Mental health issues are one of the most common forms of illness in Australia with 3 million of us currently living with anxiety or depression alone.

Australian Government's support of UN LGBTI expert recognised at Human Rights Council - We need strategies to weed out discriminatory laws and practices and engage in genuine discussions to change hateful opinions about LGBTI people.

Former British colonies inch toward LGBTI rights - Overall, the group has a poor record on LGBTI rights — of the 52 countries in the Commonwealth, 36 have laws against consensual same-sex ...

Mexico fans warned over homophobic chant - A Mexico supporter poses outside the Kazan Arena ahead of the 2017 Confederations Cup group A football match between Portugal and Mexico in ...

Safe Schools founder claims half of young people have same-sex attraction - Safe Schools co-founder Roz Ward has come under fire for claiming forty to fifty per cent of young Australians experience same-sex attraction. Ward is ...

Gay children's book Promised Land gets te reo Maori treatment - Since we're based in New Zealand , we felt it was important to provide a Te Reo Maori edition as we've also had a lot of requests from parents telling ...

Maori , Pacific babies still at high risk of cot death, with poor housing partly to blame - Sudden infant death rates in New Zealand dropped from around 250 per year in the 1980s to 44 in 2015, the review found. It estimated 37 of those ...

Does Racial Justice Need a Media Campaign? - Most New Zealanders and New Zealand organizations don't tolerate overt racism. But small, seemingly harmless acts slip by. They're easier to ignore ...

Former violent inmate urging employers to take more chances on hiring people with convictions - spoke at a Corrections Department event aimed to highlight the growing amount of workplace skills held by New Zealand offenders to employers.