Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

PNG Government plans to create human rights commission: Steven -  Papua New Guinea Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Davis Steven says the Government is planning to ... the challenges of not just having a constitution that enshrined the rights of people but doing something about them.

Rainbow communities and police join forces to combat discrimination - gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexual minority groups ( LGBT ). ... "Compulsory training would be a huge deal for New Zealand - it represents a ...

Can a Thrash Metal Band Help Save the Maori Language? - Across the total population , less than 4 percent can hold a conversation in Māori . The problem is not isolated to New Zealand. It's estimated that of the ...

Napier ratepayers strongly opposed to establishing Māori council seats - Under a Local Electoral Act formula based on the Māori and general population , Napier could have had two Māori ward members. This would mean ...

Irish played part in atrocities against Aboriginal people - Australian MP - The first Aboriginal woman to be elected to Australia's House of Representatives has said that it must be acknowledged that the Irish were among the ...

But where are you really from?' No, you don't have the right to ask this question - To be 'othered' as an Aboriginal woman in Australia takes it to another level. Much more than the interaction, the behavioural gestures of intrigue and ...

Meet The Aboriginal Women Who Want Australia To Take Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Seriously - Two decades ago a group of Aboriginal women from Rockhampton in Central Queensland realised the harm that drinking during pregnancy was ...

Smoking down but deaths still to rise - An epidemic of smoking-related deaths is about to hit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians , health researchers have warned. A research ...

WA researcher Anne Poelina presented with international women's award - by the WWSF, and I am confident that we can all achieve positive outcomes for Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and across Australia .”.

New store an all- Indigenous operation - Water has quickly become the fastest selling item at one of Australia's most ... staff — the only store in the NT where the entire team is Indigenous .

Open letter from Suresh Rajan to Minister Peter Dutton - It is simply changing our migration patterns that have evolved recently to one that goes back to the days of the invasion of Aboriginal Australia .

The story of Australia's first indigenous representative - At long last, the first indigenous person ever to represent Australia in any sport will be recognised. Depicted on the jersey, forming a ring around a ...

The same sex marriage survey has caused much pain for many in the LGBTIQ community - none ... - Equality Report states that people who identify as LGBTIQ have poorer health and the highest rates of suicide of any population group in Australia .

More part-time, casual work driving more into poverty , Salvation Army says - Casual and part-time workers seeking help from the Salvation Army's Moneycare financial counseling service has increased by 140% compared to 12 ...

Marriage Debate Inflicting Serious Psychological Harm On LGBTQ - The senator said he had heard of stories about gay Australians experiencing "irritability, sleeplessness" and "feeling under pressure". "The evidence to ...

Australia launches online support portal as it 'struggles to catch up' with rapid spread of 'revenge ... -  Australia launches online support portal as it 'struggles to catch up' with ... About a third of those who identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual had fallen ...

Churches Vandalized by Gay Marriage Supporters ahead of Legalization Vote - Several churches in Australia were vandalised by same-sex marriage supporters. Such conflicts have become increasingly frequent in Australia as the ...

Time for language of our first people - The legislation includes the establishment of an independent trust made up of Aboriginal community leaders, who will oversee the development a ...

Anti- LGBT Archbishop Ironically Says Government Should Stay “Out of the Bedroom” - Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney recently urged followers to vote against the legalization of same-sex marriage in Australia during the ...

Australian George Michael Mural Vandalized with Anti- LGBT Slurs - A mural of deceased singer George Michael in Sydney, Australia was vandalized last week in the wake of the country's mail-in vote on same sex ...