Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Liberal MP Tim Wilson warns on unintended consequences of religious freedom law - Wilson, the former Australian Human Rights Commission freedom ... their beliefs would override the right to non-discrimination of LGBT people.

Australian same-sex couple denied wedding cake in NZ - A same-sex Brisbane couple have had their request for a wedding cake turned down by a New Zealand baker who says it would be against her beliefs ...

95% of Papuans support Jokowi's reelection: Enembe-Tinal - There is no correlation between political parties' support in the Papua gubernatorial election and the support of Papuan people for a particular ...

Defending free speech - The Māori Labour MPs left the party list and won their seats. They should have significant sway within Caucus but appear to have had little influence ...

City struggles with Māori formula - The council's plan to create Māori wards was vetoed by referendum after a campaign by Don Brash's Hobson's Pledge group, but is still has legal ...

Are these the most explosive 15 minutes of local television this year? - Alan Duff responds to critics who say he likes to put the boot into Māori ... Māori academic Ella Henry on Duff's comments about Māori academics.

Victorian public sector leaders to learn from New Zealand's Treaty experience - A Victorian delegation will visit Wellington this month to learn from the New Zealand public sector's experience working with Māori communities.

Maori seats only guarantee of representation - Labour's deputy Leader Kelvin Davis says the Māori seats remain a vital way for Māori to be represented in the affairs of the nation, and he'd like to ...

High-tech truck is bridging distance and closing the gap in world-first Queensland diabetes service -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders aged over 40 are six to 10 times more likely to suffer blindness than other Australians , yet 94 per cent of ...

National Aboriginal art gallery in the wide open spaces? - There is growing opposition by Aboriginal interests to the gallery and the .... That was the recommendation from two of Australia's peak Aboriginal art ...

Peabody achieves 100% retention rate from Indigenous trainee group - Queensland's resources sector is providing more jobs and opportunities for Indigenous Australians . The State's Indigenous population is 4% and ...

Would an Australian Poor People's Campaign raise Newstart? - 800,000 Australians "live" on Newstart and about half live below the poverty line. .... Why does Australia need a Poor People's Campaign? ... 59% of youth in detention nationally are indigenous and in the Northern Territory, all of the ...

Protection of indigenous cows: NGT seeks info on policy - Expressing concern over dwindling population of indigenous breeds of cows ... provide any veterinary and medical assistance to these indigenous cows. ... by exotic and cross-bred cows imported from Europe, Australia and the US.

Pragmatic' approach now likely in Indigenous voice to parliament, Pat Dodson says -  Indigenous Australians will become more “pragmatic” in efforts to construct a voice to parliament after Malcolm Turnbull's rejection of the proposal, ...

Guide to LGBTI Dating in London - But when you belong to the LGBTI dating community and live in a big city like London, it gets even harder. Dating in London can sometimes have its ...

Stonewall Inn's iconic window-front smashed in by angry teen - The Stonewall Inn was landmarked by the city in 2015 for its role as the birthplace of the modern LGBTI rights movement. In 2016, President Barack ...

Poll finds LGBTI couples in the UK still afraid to hold hands in public - Because of having to hide who they are and live in fear of confrontation, LGBTI people are less satisfied with life than their cisgender and heterosexual ...

A Low-Key, Enraged Comic May Have Just Broken Standup - Onstage in her homeland of Australia , the gay performer eases people in with a few standup laughs: "I had to leave as soon as I found out I was a little ...

Government referendum on cannabis doesn't go far enough - Expert - The NZ Drug Foundation says Māori bear a hugely disproportionate burden from drug convictions and drug reform should consider better health and ...

Myths and legends much more than that - Matauranga Māori is reflective of an oral tradition where knowledge was ... However, the science derived under the mantle of matauranga Māori is often ... audience that this was an early Geological map of New Zealand that had a ...