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Gay marriage advocates protest Court

Gay marriage advocates protest Court -  Gay marriage advocates blocked streets in Melbourne to protest against tennis great Margaret Court who was speaking at a Liberal party event.

Watch This Gay Australian Politician Shut Down Her Manterrupting Colleague

Watch This Gay Australian Politician Shut Down Her Manterrupting Colleague -  Australian Labor Party Senator Penny Wong is used to a certain amount of badgering and manterrupting from her fellow colleagues, but in a ...

The dream of our ancestors': Victorian bill gives Indigenous owners custodianship of Yarra

The dream of our ancestors': Victorian bill gives Indigenous owners custodianship of Yarra - This is recognition of language revival and the importance of Aboriginal ... been acknowledged by the parliament,” Wynne told Guardian Australia .

Unpaid student says scheme not Labour's fault, describes squalid conditions

Unpaid student says scheme not Labour's fault, describes squalid conditions - An American student who flew to New Zealand at her own expense to work for a ... Some people had real mattresses but I had just a little foam insert.".

New social health and wellbeing qualifications launched

New social health and wellbeing qualifications launched -  Enrolments are open for Open Polytechnic's new fee-free New Zealand ... the Open Polytechnic one of New Zealand's major educators of people in ...

Net migration hits another record above 72000, so why has Auckland housing stalled?

Net migration hits another record above 72000, so why has Auckland housing stalled? - It was also important to remember that it wasn't just about New Zealand being an attractive destination, it was about New Zealanders choosing not to ...

YWAM Medical Ships acknowledged by the Queen for service to PNG

YWAM Medical Ships acknowledged by the Queen for service to PNG - We receive this wonderful honour on behalf of so many people who have worked tirelessly and voluntarily for the people of Papua New Guinea.

Treaty part of new health research plan

Treaty part of new health research plan - Partnership with Maori and support for the Treaty of Waitangi have been identified as priorities in New Zealand's first Health Research Strategy ...

Vision and courage needed in top Maori TV role

Vision and courage needed in top Maori TV role - Courage and vision are what Mana leader Hone Harawira wants to see at the helm of Maori Television. The service is advertising for a new chief ...

FOMA steps up to tackle myrtle rust

FOMA steps up to tackle myrtle rust - The Federation of Maori Authorities wants to take a lead role in tackling the threat of myrtle rust establishing a presence this side of the Tasman.

Wellington welcomes a week of celebrations

Wellington welcomes a week of celebrations - Wellingtonians and visitors will be treated to a jam-packed programme of events to celebrate the annual Māori festival and welcome the DHL New ...

Australia's most costly 'political stunt'

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 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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.