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Refugee camps face flood of babies conceived in military rape

Refugee camps face flood of babies conceived in military rape - The Burmese military has a long history of using sexual violence as a ... oblige countries like Australia to exclude perpetrators of sexual violence from ...

Ayla Cresswell wins right to use dead boyfriend's sperm to have children

Ayla Cresswell wins right to use dead boyfriend's sperm to have children - The decision marks a historic precedent for Australian women seeking to ... Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can ...

How marketers build a successful board profile

How marketers build a successful board profile - There's never been a better time for marketers to bring their open-minded, adaptive, customer-led approach to boards. So why aren't more making it to ...

No, I Don't Want Your Rainbow T-Shirt

No, I Don't Want Your Rainbow T-Shirt - The second resource is the set of Standards of Conduct for Business on Tackling Discrimination against LGBTI people, published by the U.N.'s Office ...

Three LGBTI Activists Killed in Mexico

Three LGBTI Activists Killed in Mexico - Three well-known LGBTI rights advocates in the Mexican state of Guerrero were killed over the weekend. Authorities on Sunday found the bodies of ...

Countries with anti-gay laws are missing out on billions in tourism and investment

Countries with anti- gay laws are missing out on billions in tourism and investment - Countries with anti- gay laws are missing out on billions in tourism and ... The top destinations are Australia , Canada, France, the UK and the US, ...

Australia's Anglican Church Doesn't Even Want Leaders Attending Gay Weddings

Australia's Anglican Church Doesn't Even Want Leaders Attending Gay Weddings - Now that same-sex marriage is legal in Australia , the Anglican Church has issued a resolution calling for a “need for humility and graciousness in ...

SC begins oral arguments on same-sex marriage

SC begins oral arguments on same-sex marriage - Falcis III, who admitted to being gay , filed the controversial petition for ... countries in the United States, Europe and Australia , the issue of same-sex  ...

Call for New Zealand's colonial history to be more widely taught in high school

Call for New Zealand's colonial history to be more widely taught in high school -  NZ History Teachers' Association chair Graeme Ball talks to the Maori Affairs select committee about the need for teaching the country's colonial ...

Orakei Marae to host indigenous youth summit

Orakei Marae to host indigenous youth summit - Patuwai also says this summit is a forum to celebrate the many indigenous cultures here in New Zealand and feels their point of view can contribute to ...

Govt relaxes foreign investors ban

Govt relaxes foreign investors ban - Foreign buyers will now be able to own 60% of large new apartment ... to statistics by Stats NZ in 2016, Māori and Pacific home-ownership rates fell by ...

Māori woman uncovers racist definition of 'bro' in Oxford Dictionary

Māori woman uncovers racist definition of 'bro' in Oxford Dictionary - Julia Rahui was talking with her neighbour when he brought out his copy of The Oxford New Zealand Dictionary: Words and their Origins to show her ...

Auckland Māori Catholic school on the brink of closure

Auckland Māori Catholic school on the brink of closure - The government has announced it intends to close Hato Petera College, the only Māori Catholic co-ed school in the country, after mounting concern .

Compass Health PHO makes 'a wider commitment to Māori health gain'

Compass Health PHO makes 'a wider commitment to Māori health gain' - It's about being more connected to our population , their health needs, our region and our community. Compass Health PHO says it has had a refresh ...

Rally at parliament against Waikeria prison expansion

Rally at parliament against Waikeria prison expansion - The rally has been organised by advocacy group People Against Prisons ... Speakers include Criminology professor Dr. Liam Martin, Māori menta

Penal Reform League President says Corrections CEO needs to move on

Penal Reform League President says Corrections CEO needs to move on - The female prison population has gone up more than 56 per cent in just five years, Māori women making up around 75% of that population . "The last ...

Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie Recognised As a Major Force In Australian Culture

Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie Recognised As a Major Force In Australian Culture - Brian Ritchie received a nomination for Best Music Direction for 'The Spirit of Churaki', about Australia's first documented Aboriginal lifesaver, Churaki.

Australia must embrace transformation for a sustainable future

Australia must embrace transformation for a sustainable future - But it also acknowledges significant challenges, such as improving the health and prosperity of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

First Indigenous entrepreneurship centre unveiled

First Indigenous entrepreneurship centre unveiled -  Australia's first business centre for Indigenous entrepreneurs will launch next month in Brisbane, it has been revealed, with a focus on supporting ...

Yukon College set to become Canada's first northern university

Yukon College set to become Canada's first northern university - She said they've already received interest from as far away as Australia for their Indigenous governance program. Additionally, Bedard said the school ...