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Next big debate in Ireland will be about assisted suicide

Next big debate in Ireland will be about assisted suicide - Dr Goodall killed himself the following day in an act of “rational suicide ” by ... from England, he was a botanist and ecologist who worked in Australia .

One in seven Australian children live below the poverty line. Here's how you can help

One in seven Australian children live below the poverty line. Here's how you can help - Dr O'Brien said the extent of poverty in Australia is not well understood and that supporting children's education over the long term is the most effective ...

Why Black queer folks aren't the enemy

Why Black queer folks aren't the enemy - Surviving homophobia has quickly become agenda item number one for Black queer people who continue to suffer at the hands abuse with no ...

Watch Superwoman Lilly Singh shut down every homophobic person on the planet

Watch Superwoman Lilly Singh shut down every homophobic person on the planet - So, Singh has posted a video taking homophobes to task, shutting down their arguments one by one (video above). And she did this all with her

Battle Rap's First LGBTQ League

Battle Rap's First LGBTQ League - Painfully familiar with homophobia in and beyond hip-hop, Sara hopes for Prism to be a safe, inclusive space that allows battle rap talent to .

The Supreme Court is okay with homophobic jurors judging gay defendants more harshly

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The Supreme Court is okay with homophobic jurors judging gay defendants more harshly - Despite the obvious homophobia involved in Rhines' case, the Supreme Court chose not to review his appeal. Whatever you think of the sentence ... Android Chrome Windows Mobile friendly AppsCenter

Homophobia is still rife in 2018 and LGBTQ+ people need your help

Homophobia is still rife in 2018 and LGBTQ+ people need your help - We have marriage equality, increased visibility and laws to protect us, but we're still vulnerable, and homophobia – and biphobia and transphobia ...

If Mexico fans finally stop homophobic goal kick chant, it won't be a moment too soon

If Mexico fans finally stop homophobic goal kick chant, it won't be a moment too soon - But in spite of FIFA's shameful abdication on its responsibility for clearing its stadiums of homophobia , it seems like, suddenly, momentum is building ...

What Māori men really think about exercise

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What Māori men really think about exercise -  Māori men are disproportionately affected by lifestyle-related illnesses associated with sedentary behaviour, but relatively little is known about their ... Android Chrome Windows Mobile friendly AppsCenter

Cliff Curtis, the Rotorua star who wants Kiwi teens to tell their own stories

Cliff Curtis, the Rotorua star who wants Kiwi teens to tell their own stories -  New Zealand actor and producer Cliff Curtis speaking to west Auckland ... script with a group of about 10 from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kotuku.

Discover the stars of Matariki and how to spot them!

Discover the stars of Matariki and how to spot them! - Matariki is the Māori name for Pleiades, or the Seven Sisters, and is an internationally recognised galactic cluster that can be seen all over the world.

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

Compass Health PHO makes 'a wider commitment to Māori health gain' - Sixty people gathered last Friday morning at the Wharewaka on the waterfront to unveil Te Rautaki Māori – the PHO's new Maori Health Strategy – as ...

Maori and Pasifika women with breast cancer almost twice as likely to die from disease as Pakeha ...

Maori and Pasifika women with breast cancer almost twice as likely to die from disease as Pakeha ... - 12,000 Auckland and Waikato women that reflected the general population . ... He said the biggest gains for Māori and Pasifika women can be made ...

Oranga Tamariki apologises for TradeMe ad

Oranga Tamariki apologises for TradeMe ad - Oranga Tamariki manager for Māori Support Services Frana Chase said the ministry had not been connecting strongly enough with whānau, hapū ...

The great divide: A big primary care network buys into equity obligations

The great divide: A big primary care network buys into equity obligations - The network also launched a new Māori health strategy, its first since changes of recent years, including a merger with Well Health PHO, which had a ...

Catholic bishops in New Zealand 'humbly acknowledge shortcomings' with LGBT, migrant ...

Catholic bishops in New Zealand 'humbly acknowledge shortcomings' with LGBT , migrant ... - Why fewer New Zealanders are attending church ... to particular groups in society, such as the LGBT community who have felt a very real ...

Higher risk of death for indigenous babies

Higher risk of death for indigenous babies -  Australia's Health 2018, a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on Wednesday, says indigenous Australians have a shorter ...

Warakurna welcomes first all-Indigenous police station, aiming to repair a community's mistrust

Warakurna welcomes first all- Indigenous police station, aiming to repair a community's mistrust - The first entirely Indigenous -run police station in Australia is using cultural ties to ... Aboriginal elder, Daisy Ward, said the community had not been ...

New digital book delivers Tasmania's history to classrooms across Australia

New digital book delivers Tasmania's history to classrooms across Australia - Mr Broun expected the Aboriginal history unit would be widely accessed by teachers. " Australians know very, very little about Tasmania's first people ...

Government invests $150000 into digital labeling to combat fake Aboriginal art

Government invests $150000 into digital labeling to combat fake Aboriginal art - This week, the Australian Government confirmed that it will commit ... It is the next step in the fight against inauthentic Indigenous art and follows from ...