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Indigenous scholar shows art centres support health and wellbeing -  Indigenous scholar shows art centres support health and wellbeing ... “ Australia's art centre model has evolved from being craft and hobby drop-in ...

The Best Aboriginal Names for Your Baby - But now, it says, indigenous Australian names are becoming increasingly popular. SBS's Karina .... In other Aboriginal languages it can mean old tree.

Trump administration may end disciplinary protections for minority students - Only multi-racial, Native American, and Alaskan Native LGBTI student reported feeling unsafe due to their sexuality more than white LGBTI students.

15+ adorable photos of gay parent families getting ready for the holidays - All over the world, LGBTI parents and their kids are preparing for the holidays. Enjoy a few of their family photos and insights into what makes the ...

Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crime could improve how police and communities respond - This provided an alleged “ homosexual advance” was a partial defence to murder; South Australia is now the only state to maintain this defence.

Same-sex couple create gay wedding Barbie doll set for niece - It's not the first time Barbie has been given a makeover to reflect gay couples as Australian doll artist Betty Strachan-Otter created a lesbian family set ...

Alien Weaponry Have Hit America Just In Time - The three New Zealander teens of the Māori thrash-metal act have just ... many of which are sung in New Zealand's indigenous Māori language.

Forced Māori representation not the answer - The collection of essays, which takes the same name as his Te Ao Māori politics and current affairs analysis site Māui Street, provides interesting ...

Maori voices hidden from mental health inquiry - There's outrage that the secretariat assisting the Mental Health and Addictions inquiry withheld reports detailing the concerns of Māori . This month's ...

Biculturalism in our national museum can't be a one-way conversation - Puawai Cairns, head of mātauranga Māori for Te Papa museum, writes about what biculturalism can and should mean in an institution like a museum.

Māori and Pasifika students to benefit from Lincoln scholarships - Lincoln University is upping its efforts to boost the number of Māori and Pasifika students by introducing a suite of new scholarships. The $5000 ...

Te Rōpu ready to set anti violence strategy - The Maori advisory group to the Government's joint venture on family violence and sexual violence has been named, Prue Kapua will chair the panel ...

Five indigenous women join list of medical graduates from University of WA - There have been 49 indigenous medical graduates from UWA, including Australia's first indigenous doctor, Helen Milroy, who graduated in 1983.

Australia to be Divided into Two Nations, New Novel Prophesizes - The southern government has returned a large western area of New South Wales to the ownership of the indigenous population in which to live in ...

The Best Aboriginal Names for Your Baby - But now, it says, indigenous Australian names are becoming increasingly ... of a bush plum tree which grows in the Kimberley, in Western Australia .

The 1959 true crime episodic that saved a man's life and launched Rupert Murdoch's career - It also had an impact on Australia , it sparked a campaign against the death sentence and helped Australia to make Indigenous rights an issue.".

Social media saves Christmas in Minyerri after gifts for remote Indigenous children destroyed - Christmas in the remote Indigenous community of Minyerri, 250 kilometres south-east of Katherine, is a far cry from the extravagance enjoyed by many ...

US Senator Cory Booker addresses persistent gay rumors - Who Booker is, is an ally to the LGBTI community. When same-sex marriage became legal in New Jersey on 21 October 2013, Booker officiated nine ...

Transgender Indonesians fear for the future as election looms - The run-up to next spring's general election in Indonesia has transgender citizens fearing for their safety as anti- LGBTI rhetoric sweeps parts of the ...

Nick Cave's art installation is the one thing to see in Sydney right now - Five local artists have contributed to the piece, too, placing Until among the context of Australia's Indigenous plight. Blackface lawn jockeys — a ...

Once were gardeners, lovers and poets – not warriors - this lecture, Moana, in his calm, factual, and grippingly clear manner, lays out the means by which we as Māori have come to be cast as violent ...

Te Reo Māori Financial Glossary - As part of the Bank's strategic priority to broaden it's engagement with it's stakeholders, the Reserve Bank is establishing a glossary of Te Reo Māori  ...

Disney actor fired for allegedly attemping to have sex with a minor - Westmoreland appeared in the LGBTI -inclusive series Andi Mack. The show made history last year when it aired the channel's first ever coming out ...

LGBTI people now have an online advisory centre - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersexual people ( LGBTI ) can now visit a place that offers them support along with social, psychological and ...

The world's only natural black blondes - The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia, including the countries of Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, ...

Military to continue crackdown on rebels in Papua despite local criticism - Military to continue crackdown on rebels in Papua despite local criticism ... When there are people who declare hostility against the government, it is ...

Māori Climate Commissioner denounces UN climate talk appeasement in Poland -  Māori Climate Commissioner, Donna Awatere Huata, has denounced the UN Climate talks in Poland as morally despicable and a wasted opportunity ...

A Māori community leans on tradition in regaining custody of its forest - The bush-clad region surrounding this valley is known as the Tuawhenua, and it's part of the homeland of Tūhoe, an iwi tribe) of the Māori indigenous ...

Māori advisory to Govt's JV on family, sexual violence begins work - Te Rōpū marks a significant change to the way Government works with Māori to address some of our most complex and difficult problems,” says Jan ...

One-stop shop for Māori -Crown relations - As Treaty settlements draw to a close, the Government has created a one-stop shop to address major issues and policies affecting Māori . The new ...

In Australia photographed red-eyed Bigfoot - It is reported that the video filmed in Australia and the author of the ... The aboriginal word “Yovi” in Australia called the local equivalent of the Yeti ...

Australianama: The South Asian Odyssey in Australia - When you begin searching for traces of past South Asians in Australia, .... most extraordinary accounts of South Asians were in Australian Aboriginal  ...

A taste of Aboriginal culture in Sydney - Given that indigenous Australians thrived here for at least 60,000 years before Europeans rocked up, the answer to 'what's for lunch?' is plenty.

Labor in bid to gain more indigenous members - South Australia has established an Aboriginal Labor Network that meets regularly with the main goal of contributing, in accordance with Labor values, ...

Christmas breakfast to be held for isolated LGBTI people in Melbourne - Drummond Street Services and Queerspace are holding a free breakfast for members of the LGBTI community in a Melbourne park on 25th December ...

End hate crimes against LGBTI persons - The government of Malaysia should pass legislation to hold perpetrators of hate crimes accountable and further protect the rights of LGBTI  ...

I want to tell my children': The history hidden in Berndt's notebooks - In a world where much of the 60,000-year-old story of Indigenous Australians is in danger of fading away, Vince Copley knows the history of his ...

Responses sought for survey into workplace sexual harassment of LGBTI people - Setting Australia's LGBTI agenda since 1979. ... A survey into LGBTI people's experience of sexual harassment is being run by the LGBTIQ Legal ...

LGBTI activist in India stuns the internet by performing in drag with his mother - Indian hotelier and LGBTI activist Keshav Suri set social media on fire this weekend by uploading a photo of him performing in drag with his mother.

Hong Kong's only gay lawmaker victim of online smear campaign - In July, however, Hong Kong's LGBTI had a reason to celebrate. The Court of Final Appeal ruled the immigration department must recognize overseas ...

What should first-home buyers ask the bank? - My partner is from overseas so he's not very clued up on the New Zealand ... Some lenders offer sweeteners to entice people to sign up with them.

' Maori ' New Zealand's most searched word - Pornhub 2018: ' Maori ' New Zealand's most searched word ... Despite ranking 126th worldwide for population , New Zealand is ranked 27th worldwide ...

Census 2018 – Heads should roll, incompetence reigns - The New Zealand Maori Council has poured scorn on Statistics New Zealand for what is turning out to be an embarrassing waste of resources, money ...

Gift ideas for your terrible relative that aren't another box of sampler biscuits - You can donate to Maori Language Net to keep their resources going. You can buy her copies of Maori Made Easy: For Everyday Learners of the ...

Disability reforms overlook Māori needs - A Māori disability advocate says a new accessibility work programme won't benefit Māori unless there is proper funding and dedicated advocacy.

A 'bridge' to better Māori Crown relations launched -  Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Minister Kelvin Davis has welcomed the launch of the Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti at Parliament ...

What would you do if you saw a transgender person being bullied? - The show regularly sets up situations featuring LGBTI people and the results can be everything from disturbing to heart warming. Their most recent set ...

Botswana to consider decriminalising homosexuality - Last week the Botswana's new President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke up about the human rights of LGBTI people in the country. Masisi was launching a ...

Campaigners behind billboards promoting tolerance towards LGBTI people petition mayors of four ... - The organisers of a billboard campaign promoting tolerance towards LGBTI people have published an open letter to the mayors of four Bulgarian ...

Poland and Hungary veto inclusion of LGBTI rights in EU statement - Poland and Hungary have infuriated LGBTI rights supporters across Europe. Officials from the two countries insisted on the removal of 'LGBTIQ' from a ...

Nearly 300 villagers hiding in forest in Indonesia's Papua province, Fridy - The military said in a statement it was trying to convince the people to return to ... Even for the Free Papua Movement, if they want to surrender, we will ...

Whale Rider' holds relevance for the Christmas season - The gentle voice of a young girl narrates an ancient Maori cultural myth, the story of a long-awaited great leader who is coming to bring new life to a ...

West Auckland shares the Christmas spirit - West Auckland communities have come together to bring a little cheer this ... With the 2nd highest Māori population in the city, the local board is ...

Boy racers unite against suicide - A Māori development director from the Mental Health Foundation says suicide ... 2018 is at the highest level for New Zealand suicide rates since 2007.

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The best and worst films of 2018 - Set in 1920s outback Australia and following the story of an Indigenous farm worker, it has an incredible ensemble cast featuring Bryan Brown, ...

Deportation of Aboriginal man from Australia 'ridiculous' - New Zealand citizen locked in detention has gone to Australia's highest court to break new legal ground that would protect Aborigines from ...

Hot Bargain pulls 'disgusting' figurines from shelves after social media storm - A picture of the figurines depicting scantily clad indigenous Australians carrying boomerangs and didgeridoos was uploaded onto Twitter over the ...

Queensland's first indigenous silk proves teachers wrong - Based in Brisbane, he works throughout Australia , recently as a prosecutor in the trials of terror plotter Agim Kruezi and insider-trader Oliver Curtis.

Significant step': Indigenous groups to be given seat at Closing the Gap table - At the Council of Australian Governments (Coag) meeting in Adelaide on Wednesday, it was announced that Indigenous leaders would have more say ...

Australia's problem with Aboriginal World Heritage - Journalist Stan Grant once compared our Indigenous cultural heritage to the ... Australia's two other such sites - the Tasmanian Wilderness, and the ...

The LGBTI figures we lost in 2018 -  LGBTI activist Mariasilvia Spolato made headlines in Italy when she became the first woman to publicly come out as a lesbian. She held signs at a ...

LGBTI Mongolians ask 'will you hug me?' - Three brave LGBTI Mongolians declared their sexual orientation or gender identity and asked members of the public for a hug.

LGBTI migrants in Tijuana 'seek opportunity to live' -  LGBTI migrants, like other members of the caravan, are now scattered along Mexico's northern border. They were a small group that faced abuse ...

Coalition to unveil new laws to guard religious freedom but stalls on LGBT students - Guardian Australia understands Coalition conservatives and the backbench ... LGBT rights groups agree in theory that discrimination on the basis of ...

New Zealand Legalizes Medicinal Cannabis - There is a flourishing illicit cannabis industry among the Maori communities on New Zealand's North Island and this could soon become a strong legal ...

Māori Santa invited to Wellington parade after racist boos in hometown -  Māori Father Christmas who was subject to racist boos and jeers after ... The apology has sparked outrage among some in New Zealand , and fans ...

Why is Christchurch Hospital displaying photos of staff in blackface? - A New Zealand politics themed photo from 2011, featuring 'politicians' from each political party. The woman representing the Māori Party wears dark ...

New Māori housing initiative for Papakura - The Māori housing fund support initiatives that strengthen whānau and communities, improves housing but also provides opportunities and additional ...

Māori Climate Commissioner condemns Australia's climate denial and calls on Patrick Suckling to ... -  Māori Climate Commissioner, Donna Awatere Huata, has condemned Australia's decision to doom its Pacific neighbours to climate catastrophe by ...

Hāpai Te Hauora applauds 'significant step' - This will be huge for Māori ," says Selah Hart, Chief Operations Manager of Hāpai Te Hauora. "Our people have suffered disproportionately under an ...

SA releases 10-year Aboriginal Education Strategy for preschools and schools - including Aboriginal language studies, is taught in the state's preschools, ... Chairperson of the South Australian Aboriginal Education and Training ...

Tourists thirsting for authentic cultural experiences - Tourism Minister Paul Papalia said the government wants WA to be the premier state in Australia to experience Aboriginal culture and tourism.

As Indigenous incarceration rates keep rising, justice reinvestment offers a solution -  The over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is one of our nation's most significant human ...

White Australian Street Performer Called Protests Over Aboriginal Deaths Rude During Show - white Australian street performer cursed out a group of people protesting the deaths of aboriginals in police custody for cutting into he performance ...

Connecting the Science Curriculum to Indigenous culture - Nearly 100 new practical teaching examples for the Australian Science Curriculum have been released. The suite of learning ideas relates to the ...

Time to co-design Indigenous Voice to Parliament, report recommends - That the Australian government begin a process of co-designing a voice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. After a co-design, the ...

For LGBTI employees, working overseas can be a lonely, frustrating and even dangerous experience -  LGBTI employees relocating for a foreign assignment are likely to experience additional hardships compared to the typical expatriate.