Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

No climate equity in Commonwealth; poor nations doing lot more for mitigation - This can almost eradicate energy poverty in the Commonwealth, which currently needs 2,050 terawatt hours (a terawatt-hour refers to getting power at a capacity of 1 terawatt (10^12 watts) for one hour). Despite this huge carbon footprint, the UK and similar rich nations such as Australia and Canada are ...

Is homophobic Poland about to get its first openly gay president? -  Biedroń is a vocal supporter of LGBTI rights and is board member of the Polish Campaign Against Homophobia. But he still faced a lot of discrimination and violence because of his sexuality early in his political career. Biedroń is in a long term relationship with lawyer Krzysztof Śmiszek. The pair have .

Anti-gay laws across Commonwealth are 'wrong' -  LGBTI activists and advocates have been campaigning for the United Kingdom government to prioritize human rights at the GHOGM meeting in London. Globally 72 countries criminalise same-sex relationships, according to a 2017 report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex ...

Theresa May Says She Regrets Role In Anti- Gay Laws Among Former Colonies - Commonwealth membership stretches from large developed economies like Australia and Canada to tiny island states like Nauru in the Pacific. On Thursday, leaders of almost all states will convene for talks on the future of the network, looking to agree trade, environmental and developmental goals.

Being gay is not a choice': Homosexual rugby referee Nigel Owens urges Israel Folau to apologise ... - To think that I play against someone that says they'll go to Hell for being gay disgusts me.' Weber was supported by another New Zealand rugby star, Chris Eaton, who replied with an image of a Bible verse about men selling their daughters as slaves. On Tuesday Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle ...

New Zealand pair condemn anti- gay remarks - New Zealand's players have added to the criticism of Australia full-back Israel Folau over anti- gay comments. Earlier this month. Australia full-back Folau, 29, said on social media that gay people would end up in hell. TJ Perenara, who has 42 caps, has joined fellow scrum-half Brad Weber in ..

Boris Johnson promises Tom Daley he'll raise LGBT rights with Commonwealth - After winning in Australia , he said: "I feel extremely lucky to compete openly as who I am, not worry about ramifications. ... "The UK campaigns on its values around the world in the Commonwealth - and in every forum we champion LGBT rights and we fly the flag in all our embassies," Mr Johnson said.

How Harry Styles' European tour was transformed into a LGBT -positive safe space - After 21 dates, 20 cities, 19 suits, 14 countries and one kilt, Harry Styles's European tour came to a close last night in Dublin. Some of his most dedicated fans attended a handful of dates in a row, organising their own queuing systems, and arranging tributes to the Manchester terror attacks. “Feel free to ...

A new take on violence in Indonesian Papua - Most violence in Papua is assumed to be an issue of indigenous people threatened by the state. But this assumption is anecdotal. Despite the wealth Indonesia earns through Papua's abundant natural resources, a dearth of government services results in ordinary Papuans having the lowest incomes, ...

Prostate cure gap critical for Maori - Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ is challenging disparities around the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer nationwide, especially for Maori men. It intends to highlight the issue at its annual conference at Te Papa in Wellington next month. Chief executive Graeme Woodside says Maori men fare ...

Ten young entrepreneurs New Zealanders should know about - Wright has been involved in developing strategies for the Māori unit at The Icehouse, Māori trusts embarking on new growth projects, the initial Callaghan Innovation's Māori Engagement Strategy, and the Government's Māori Economic Development Advisory Board. Wright was also a finalist for the 2016 ...

Youth offending more than halved: report - Youth offending has dropped drastically in the past eight years but the reduction has not been as great among young Maori , a new report has found. The first Youth Justice Indicators Summary Report released on Wednesday showed the rate of offending for children aged 10-13 years fell 59 per cent ...

Census reveals missed group of 15000 - The DHBs have systems to identify people and encourage them to take part, and have funding to work with high-priority groups such as Māori , Pasifika and deprived populations. As well, if Māori and Pasifika resident do not return a testing kit, they are phoned by the National Coordination Centre.

TJ Perenara has become the latest player to attack Israel Folau's comments on homosexuality - Notably, young Maori and Pasifika people. “You don't need to look far to know that young Maori /PI are overrepresented in youth suicide statistics and, as I understand it, even more so when you look to those who are part of the Rainbow community. Comments that cause further harm cannot be tolerated.

Searching for healing in New Zealand's rolling hills and vibrant waters - The Maori greet nose-to-nose, with a sharing of the breath. The universal term “Kia Ora” – which you will hear again and again, beginning with your first contact with the Air New Zealand flight crew – is one of those versatile phrases that means many things: It's a greeting, a thank-you, a you're welcome, ...

Sharp drop in youth offending rates -  New data on youth offending has highlighted the need the reduce the number of Maori and Pasifika youth in the system. The first Youth Justice Indicators Summary Report show between the 2009/10 year and 2016/17 the rate of offending for children aged 10 to 13 years fell 59 and offending by young ...

The crisis in Australia's mental health system - Disturbing footage exclusively revealed on A Current Affair has shown another incident of police heavy-handedness involving officers dealing with the mentally ill. A Victorian man filmed the footage after becoming concerned with the way police were behaving inside his home after his friend threatened ...

Children are targeted by junk food ads - By creating a new TV monitoring system, a research team in Australia was able to analyze thousands of advertisements and found that ads promoting junk food were most common during times of the day when the most children are watching television. The study was led by the University of Adelaide's ...

If Australian films are so good, why do they need subsidies? - Staring two Australian actors who made it big in Hollywood, Toni Collette and Hugo Weaving, it is set in conservative rural Australia , where the mixed Anglo- Aboriginal title character is denied a place on the local cricket team by a racist coach and players. He befriends an intellectual Vietnamese boy ...

Recognising human rights of others is not a zero sum game -  Australia aboriginal rights movement is still ongoing. As recently as the 1970's, Australia's first people had their children—particularly mixed race children—forcibly removed and put into homes run by whites because of fears that the mixed race population would overrun the population. These children ...