Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Oz court backs controversial Papua New Guinea migrant camps -  Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court said last year that the detention of people on its Manus Island was unconstitutional - but Australia's High Court ...

3 million people died due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, study says - A journal says more than 3 million people died to to chronic respiratory ... The studys says, “COPD has been highly reported in Papua New Guinea, ...

Anti-gay preacher Logan Robertson will not be prosecuted - He had also received emails from two pastors in New Zealand and six ... online group Diverse Church NZ to support LGBT Christians - agreed most ... But he pointed out many New Zealand churches did not fully accept gay people.

True Colours service shines ahead of postal vote on same-sex marriage - True Colours service shines ahead of postal vote on same-sex marriage ... The Australia Bureau of statistics will run the ballot with papers going to ...

Is Australian democracy on the skids? - It's 10 years now since an Australian prime minister last served a full term in office. That's a pretty big ... to establish their degree of mental acuity.

Scott Morrison urges retirees to 'free up larger homes for younger families' - Treasurer Scott Morrison is encouraging older Australians to downsize and "free up homes for larger families" after a Fairfax Media analysis of census ...

Utterly out of step': Turnbull slams council for Australia Day citizenship ban - To change the date of Australia Day, would be to turn our back on ... from both Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal people across the country," she said.

Yarra council's cycle of high wages and waste - Yarra mayor Amanda Stone at the council's 2017 Australia Day awards and citizenship ceremony. ... Minister who understands what reconciliation means and would surely know what January 26 represents to Aboriginal people.

Inquest hears teen insight into indigenous deaths - An Aboriginal teenager has told an inquest into the suicides of 13 ... The young woman, whose identity is suppressed by the West Australian coroner, ...

Brisbane has no plans to change, says Graham Quirk - But a prominent indigenous mayor has called for a conversation to be ... “In most indigenous communities Australia Day is frowned upon as Sorry Day ...

Would you ask the Jewish people to celebrate Hitler's birthday?' Aboriginal elder from ... - An Indigenous elder from Yarra City Council has said celebrating Australia Day for her is the same as asking Jewish people to celebrate the Holocaust ...

How educators are revitalising Gathang language - Puliima National Indigenous Language and Technology Forum is a biennial event aimed at bringing people together from all over Australia and ...

Australia shows how to make psychiatric help available to all - The programme provides up to 18 free sessions of counselling per calendar year for those at risk of suicide . New Zealand is way ahead of other ...

Church leaders unite to speak out on euthanasia move - Euthanasia and assisted suicide represent the abandonment of those who are in greatest need of our care and support.” ... Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia , Archbishop Denis Hart of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, ...

How to safeguard your financial future - A “man is not a financial plan” may seem old hat, but it's true, and now is the ... The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports the number of ...

Yes vote can underline mutual respect and a fair go - There is no doubt the question of whether Australia should allow same-sex couples to be part of the wonderful institution of marriage is polarising.

Former Labor leader Mark Latham is worried about Sharia law being introduced - So if gays want gay marriage, tick that off. If Islam wants certain conditions and Sharia law in Australia , well tick that off,' he told his Mark Latham's ...

Straight Lives Matter' rally to be held in Sydney to protest marriage equality - As Australians prepare to share their views on marriage equality in an unnecessary, non-binding postal vote later this year, a group of anti- gay straight ...

Anti-same sex marriage campaigners accidentally copy bisexual pride flag - Supporters of LGBT equality have pointed out the logo chosen by a new Australian anti-same sex marriage campaign looks a lot like the bisexual ...

Should Te Reo Maori be made compulsory in New Zealand schools? - Kia Kaha! Students from Auckland's Dilworth College perform emotional, tear jerking haka for grief-stricken classmates.