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Up to 30 jailed Indigenous women expected to be freed after crowdfunding campaign

Up to 30 jailed Indigenous women expected to be freed after crowdfunding campaign - Organisers of a crowdfunding campaign that aimed to raise $99,000 to pay off the fines of Aboriginal women jailed for fine default in Western Australia  ...

WA Indigenous communities reeling after suicides of two girls within a day

WA Indigenous communities reeling after suicides of two girls within a day - Two communities in Western Australia are reeling after the suicides of two ... Workers from the National Indigenous Critical Response project are in ...

New chapter of persecution': Indonesia cracks down on West Papua separatists

New chapter of persecution': Indonesia cracks down on West Papua separatists - New chapter of persecution': Indonesia cracks down on West Papua ... Headquarters trashed and three people charged with treason for holding a ...

Bilingual city should be proud of languages

Bilingual city should be proud of languages - The message in te reo Māori was certainly not "lengthy", as claimed by your ... Moreover, Rotorua is proudly New Zealand's first official bilingual city.

Fonterra's Kapiti cheese name Tuteremoana insulting to descendants of great chief, advisor says

Fonterra's Kapiti cheese name Tuteremoana insulting to descendants of great chief, advisor says -  Māori trademarks advisor Karaitiana Taiuru said cultural appropriation of Māori had become normalised by New Zealand businesses and our biggest ...

Māori kiwifruit orchard takes action to attract more fruit pickers

Māori kiwifruit orchard takes action to attract more fruit pickers - an attempt to attract more fruit pickers to address the anticipated shortfall of workers during harvest that starts in March, a Tauranga-based Māori  ...

Aoteoroa's own Māori Aladdin hoping to win over Kiwi audiences

Aoteoroa's own Māori Aladdin hoping to win over Kiwi audiences - Aoteoroa's own Māori Aladdin hoping to win over Kiwi audiences ... that he's been overwhelmed with feedback since coming back to New Zealand .

Call for seasonal workers to receive living wage

Call for seasonal workers to receive living wage - So we want to have a strategy that is about labour force in New Zealand first and foremost.” “Nobody wants to give up a job to go and work there, ...

Scorched earth: capitalism, climate change and Australia's bushfire threat

Scorched earth: capitalism, climate change and Australia's bushfire threat - Reflecting this long history, scientists estimate that about 70 percent of Australia's native plants need or tolerate fire. Australia's Aboriginal societies ...

WA Indigenous communities reeling after suicides of two girls within a day

WA Indigenous communities reeling after suicides of two girls within a day - Two communities in Western Australia are reeling after the suicides of two ... Workers from the National Indigenous Critical Response project are in ...

Indigenous Leader Warren Mundine says those in the bush have had a gut full and are fighting back

Indigenous Leader Warren Mundine says those in the bush have had a gut full and are fighting back - ADANI'S Carmichael mine is an opportunity to define if the Coalition stands up for places like Townsville, former Australian Labor Party president ...

Sydney university plans Australia's first indigenous residential university

Sydney university plans Australia's first indigenous residential university - University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has announced plans to build “ Australia's first truly comprehensive indigenous residential college”.

Red meat and imported wine: why ethical eating often stops at the restaurant door

Red meat and imported wine: why ethical eating often stops at the restaurant door - Orana emphasises respect for the land and Australia's diverse cultures, with a menu focused on native ingredients, such as Indigenous herbs and ...

Indigenous men's health TV series sees $1 million boost

Indigenous men's health TV series sees $1 million boost - BushTV's Camping on Country program will be based in camps around Australia , and will be fronted by health advocate Ernie Dingo. The series ...

Michigan, Wisconsin state governors to protect LGBTI state employees

Michigan, Wisconsin state governors to protect LGBTI state employees -  Michigan and Wisconsin are two of nearly 30 states in the US that offer no LGBTI discrimination protections. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on ...

Asia must be alert to rise in anti-LGBT+ rhetoric ahead of polls

Asia must be alert to rise in anti-LGBT+ rhetoric ahead of polls -  LGBTI people are always the scapegoat and an easy target to blame by politicians during elections,” said Suki Chung, an LGBT+ rights campaigner ...

Māori kiwifruit orchard takes action to attract more fruit pickers

Māori kiwifruit orchard takes action to attract more fruit pickers - an attempt to attract more fruit pickers to address the anticipated shortfall of workers during harvest that starts in March, a Tauranga-based Māori  ...

US House of Reps introduces new rule banning LGBTI employement discrimination

US House of Reps introduces new rule banning LGBTI employement discrimination -  Congress is under the surveillance of federal law, which still does not explicitly protect LGBTI people from discrimination. Numerous judges have ...

In a first, giant billboards promote LGBTI acceptance in India

In a first, giant billboards promote LGBTI acceptance in India - a first for India, advocacy groups erected giant billboards promoting LGBTI acceptance in the capital, Delhi, last month.

70% of people think Tower's new insurance pricing is fair

70% of people think Tower's new insurance pricing is fair - A recent survey by Tower Insurance showed that 70% of people across New Zealand believe that risk-based pricing is a fair way to pay for insurance.