Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Government pushes off issue of discrimination in schools - The federal government has pushed off any further debate on changing the exemptions to the anti-discrimination laws that allow LGBTI students and ...

Women's March in Malaysia to push for LGBTI rights -  Organizers of Malaysia's women's march are pushing to protect LGBTI ... It comes amid a crackdown on LGBTI citizens and rising violence against ...

Kaupapa Māori framework key for justice reform - The head of Restorative Justice NZ says the Government needs to embrace more Māori -led initiatives if it is to get the reform it is wanting in the ...

Sallies clear smoke over racism in system - A call by the Salvation Army for targeted programmes addressing Māori disadvantage has been endorsed by Greens' co-leader Marama Davidson.

Māori view added to Treasury tool kit - Deputy director Di Grennell says it draws on the work of thinkers like Professor Sir Mason Durie and Rose Pere, and was reviewed by the Māori  ...

IMSB keen to promote Māori builders - Auckland's Independent Māori Statutory Board wants to see more Māori involvement in fixing the city's housing problems. The board last night ...

Blair's pledge to Maori people - New Zealand Maori captain Adam Blair says he's determined not to let his people down in the Harvey Norman All Stars clash against the Indigenous ...

Iwi exhibitions give Te Papa unique edge - He says the character of the museum has been enhanced by its iwi exhibition programme, which has ensured Māori have been engaged with its work.

Ethical traveller: Not for the faint hearted - The tour offers an authentic glimpse at arguably Australia's most untouched and isolated Aboriginal communities, where they have kept tradition close ...

The Stolen Generation That Never Stopped - since then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally “acknowledged” the suffering caused by decades of mistreatment towards Indigenous Australians .

The show that's busting myths about Kimberley Aboriginal art - The Art Gallery of Western Australia is now showcasing Desert, River Sea: Portraits of the Kimberley, an exhibition of Aboriginal artwork from ...

This is where Queensland is still missing the mark on Closing the Gap - Latest available data shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders now have the highest life expectancy in Australia for Aboriginal and ...

The heartbreaking crisis facing Indigenous children - For Indigenous Australians suicide has reached epidemic proportions, particularly in the last 20 years. Suicide is now one of the greatest threats to the ...

Preston Campbell lauds Sydney Kings for embracing indigenous concept - The Sydney Kings will play host to four of Australia's finest indigenous success stories when they take on Cairns in their Indigenous match-up on ...

Tony Abbott, who opposed equal marriage, now claims he 'made it happen' - Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who fought tooth-and-nail against same-sex marriage, is now claiming credit for the reform.

LGBTI students ask Australia's parliament for safer schools - government launched the review to placate conservatives after Australia legalized same-sex marriage late last year. 'These laws tell youth to hide ...

Same-sex penguins raise a baby chick - At the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium in Australia , true love has found a way for two penguins: Sphen, a seven-year-old male, and his three-year-old male ...

Gay bashing still exists in New Zealand ' says LGBT+ activist after violent attack at pride - weekend was Auckland's Pride march and festival event the 'Big Gay Out', both celebrating the diversity of New Zealand's LGBT+ population.

Government making good progress on wellbeing - The Salvation Army has highlighted the importance of addressing disparities facing Maori in New Zealand . This is exactly why this is one of the ...

Māori children disproportionately represented across statistics - report - Are We Safe? report provides an overview of how New Zealand is doing for the ... In particular, there are still large gaps for Māori children who are ...