Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Indigenous peoples contribute least to global warming, are often first to feel its impacts - David Ritter has worked as a lawyer and an academic, before spending five years with Greenpeace UK. In July 2012 he came back to Australia to ...

ParentsNext breaches Australia's human rights obligations, inquiry told - ParentsNext breaches Australia's human rights obligations, inquiry told ... the program predominantly affected women and Indigenous Australians .

Attempts to shoehorn indigenous studies into foreign language courses makes hard subjects even ... - There are subjects in which elements of indigenous culture can be ... in a way that allows students to learn elements of Australia's indigenous culture.

Far West Languages Centre involved with online resource - Gambay highlights more than 700 indigenous languages from across Australia and has been revamped ahead of international Mother Language Day ...

Talking Tiwi: local languages helping Indigenous customers - Talking Tiwi: local languages helping Indigenous customers ... CEO of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies ...

First Nations float set to lead Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - SBS Arabic 24 will report live from the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade to Arabic-speaking audiences around Australia . You can watch ...

Homophobia and rising Islamic intolerance push Indonesia's intersex bissu priests to the brink - Indonesia's LGBTI community has experienced increased harassment and discrimination from hardline Islamic groups, police and politicians.

Voting now open for Mr Gay Pride Australia 2019 - Online voting for the annual Mr Gay Pride Australia competition is live now, with less than two weeks to go before the crowning at Victoria's ChillOut ...

How being an LGBT international student in Australia changed me - Do they want to arrest me because of being gay ?'" "Then I'd talk to myself [and said], 'This is Australia and you should feel safe. They don't want to ...

Enembe – the Papuan traditional chief Indonesia regards as 'dangerous' - In response, Colonel Muhammad Aidi, the military spokesman in Papua, ... It was a comment designed to break the spirit of the Papuan people , who ...

Action urged over pop song's karakia misappropriation - This highlights that we don't have a right in New Zealand yet when it comes to Māori intellectual property rights, and this really needs to be made ...

Whangārei teacher wants exemption so Canadian husband with multiple sclerosis can join her - A Whangārei teacher is calling on Immigration New Zealand to stop treating her ... "Because under article two te reo Māori is a taonga and this is not ...

Māori boarding schools "still relevant" - Hato Paora principal -  Māori boarding schools "still relevant" - Hato Paora principal ... It's been almost six months into Nathan Matthews' new role as principal at Hato Paora ... special character schools, have been a part of New Zealand history for decades.

Help Preserve The Māori Rock Carvings, A National Treasure - This masterpiece is one of New Zealand's most extraordinary contemporary Māori artworks. Brightwell is wanting to lead a small team to improve and ...

Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle to perform with rangatahi -  Māori actress Keala Settle and Australian actor Hugh Jackman from The Greatest ... Settle and Jackman are here to announce the New Zealand leg of ...

In Western Australia , Aboriginal Women Are the Most Vulnerable to Being Arrested for Unpaid Fines - Following the 2014 death of Australian Aboriginal woman Julieka Ivanna Dhu, who died in police custody after being jailed for unpaid fines, officials in ...

Could you name any indigenous food? - When you hear about Indigenous Australian food, what images come to mind? Would you be keen to give it a taste? Dan O'Leary is an local ...

We're not part of the Australian constitution!' Grandfather is kicked out of court after arguing the law ... - A grandfather has interrupted his grandson's court appearance to insists the Australian constitution does not apply to him because he is indigenous .

Meet the Aboriginal teen who wants to represent Australia at the Paralympics after losing his arm ... - Keanu Calyon, 19, was a baby when he lost his right arm and parts of his left hand and both feet to chicken pox, but it has never stopped him from ...

Queensland resources industry recommits to promoting indigenous employment - Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive, Ian Macfarlane, said economic opportunities for Indigenous Australians are essential to making ...

Generation One seeks urgent Indigenous funding review - Generation One is calling on the Australian government to develop a new Indigenous funding model to address poor service performance and a ...

Schools failing to promote LGBTI equality and challenge prejudice - Too many schools are still failing to educate pupils about same sex relationships and promote LGBTI equality and inclusiveness, teachers have told ...

Cuban government blocks Blade media partner's website - Maykel González Vivero, co-founder of Tremenda Nota, an independent online magazine in Cuba that covers the country's LGBTI community and ...

LGBTI discrimination costs Kenya up to $1.3 billion every year -  LGBTI discrimination and a lack of rights is hurting the economy of Kenya , a new report states. Open for Business is an organization which gathers ...

Interim report of NSW parliamentary inquiry into LGBTI hate crimes released - The New South Wales parliamentary inquiry into gay and transgender hate crimes has tabled an interim report recommending further investigation.»

Māori teacher's husband barred from New Zealand due to multiple sclerosis - A popular Whangārei Māori teacher may have to leave New Zealand with her two children because Immigration New Zealand will not let her ...

Using sport to promote gambling - Is it harming whānau? - Other major sporting codes including New Zealand tennis, basketball, rugby ... Māori are eight times more likely to experience gambling harm than the ...

There are many trends swinging in our favour”, says Tourism New Zealand GM - Loosely translated as hospitality, manaakitanga plays a key role in Māori society and inspires the New Zealand visitor experience – summing up the ...

Medical Student seeks urgent claim against Police for bias - The 'Police bias claim' targets NZ Police for prosecuting Māori like Timothy Morrison in circumstances where non- Māori are not prosecuted. Police ...

Māori art everywhere aim of strategy - Creative New Zealand wants to see Māori arts highly valued in Aotearoa as part of a distinct identity, as well as being recognised and admired ...

The private prison experiments: Is there any positive in for-profit imprisonment? -  New Zealand has turned to prison privatization more recently, with its first ... And similar to Australia, Maori represent approximately 15 percent of the ...

Our Advancing Australia series is about starting a conversation about what really matters - Our Advancing Australia series covers topics from climate and energy, to Medicare, schools and advancing the cause of indigenous Australians .

Film makers to shine spotlight on rural indigenous mental health - Donna Syron was shocked to hear of the indigenous youth suicide crisis, with nine children taking their lives in a week in remote Western Australia .

Ancient Aboriginal tradition celebrating football-sized bunya gets revival in Queensland - For thousands of years, Aboriginal people on the east coast of Australia gathered to celebrate the harvest of cones from the bunya tree, araucaria ...

The 'deficit discourse' of Indigenous health - Negative stories in the media, and the focus on problems, can reinforce negative stereotypes about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ...

Indigenous babies being removed from parents at rising rates, study finds - The study, published in the journal of Child Abuse and Neglect, said that Indigenous infants in Western Australia had been removed and placed into ...

Rami Malek wins Best Actor Oscar for role in Bohemian Rhapsody - A slew of films with LGBTI characters, actors, writers, and directors were up for awards at the 91st Acadamy Awards. For the first time, more than half of ...

New diversity action plan for LGBTI seniors in aged care announced - The Morrison Government has released the Aged Care Diversity Action Plan for senior LGBTI Australians to help address the specific barriers and ...

Relive the most LGBTI moments of the Oscars - that wasn't enough, bi popstar and LGBTI super ally Lady Gaga won her first Oscar. What's more, gay pop star Adam Lambert opened the ceremony ...

Medical Student seeks urgent claim against Police for bias - The 'Police bias claim' targets NZ Police for prosecuting Māori like Timothy Morrison in circumstances where non- Māori are not prosecuted. Police ...

There are many trends swinging in our favour”, says Tourism New Zealand GM - Loosely translated as hospitality, manaakitanga plays a key role in Māori society and inspires the New Zealand visitor experience – summing up the ...

Federal government releases plan to address barriers faced by LGBTI people in aged care - The federal government has released an action plan to address the barriers and challenges faced by older LGBTI people when accessing aged care ...

School lessons to cover sexting, FGM and mental health - identities feel included and respected,” she said. “Where LGBTI equality is not mainstreamed into the work of a school this is unlikely be to the case.” ...

Healthy village, healthy forest: Zoo conservation scientist returns to Papua New Guinea to advance ... - TKCP set out to protect the health of Papua New Guinea's wildlife as well as its people . By working with indigenous landowners and the government, ...

Joint Heart Foundation–Healthier Lives Programme Grant - People of European descent have more favourable cardiovascular health outcomes than New Zealanders of other ethnicities, notably Māori and ...

Raui continues to change lives - Mental health advocate Ezekiel Raui is continuing to make an impact in New Zealand communities by helping rangatahi realise their potential.

Sister of former POTUS Barack Obama meets rising Māori leaders at Te Matatini - Sister of former POTUS Barack Obama meets rising Māori leaders at Te ... Dr Maya Soetoro-Ng is in New Zealand canvassing rangatahi to discuss ...

PM talks to politics raised on Te Matatini stage - Te Tiriti I certainly heard, the history of Māori politics, and I did hear again from the Sydney group but that wasn't necessarily about the New Zealand  ...

New tax rules need to protect Māori development - The head of the tax working group, Sir Michael Cullen says more consultation may be needed with Māori to ensure changes don't impact the ...

Calling out homophobia in sports is important, but few do it, say researchers - The study was conducted prior to release of research in Australia which revealed the very athletes who admit to using anti- gay slurs would still accept ...

Review into blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men is progressing - In 2016 at the Commonwealth Heads of Government (COAG) meeting Health ministers from around Australia agreed to bring forward a review on the ...

NSW government 'on the same page' as Victoria on gay conversion therapy - Sydney man Chris Csabs is a survivor of gay conversion therapy whose ... dangerous ideologies that underpin them occur in every part of Australia .

Gay and bi people more likely to be perpetrators and victims of revenge porn - A new Australian study found one in ten people had participated in Image-Based Sexual Abuse (IBSA). This includes secretly taking sexual photos of ...

Health Ministry funded study evaluating use of virtual health service iMOKO app - She says iMOKO fits closely with the government's goals around improving Maori and child health and 86 per cent of the children registered with the ...

New gender options to be offered to non-binary airline passengers - New gender options to be offered to non-binary airline passengers .... India, Australia, New Zealand , Malta, and Canada have all passed measures to ...

Origins of giant extinct New Zealand bird traced to Africa - Origins of giant extinct New Zealand bird traced to Africa ... Five years after the relationship between New Zealand's kiwi and the extinct ... arrival in New Zealand of the Maori people, who hunted them and cleared their forest habitats.

Improving in new role but more to work on, says Kalyn Ponga - Ponga's indifferent showing at five-eighth for the New Zealand Maori a week earlier was arguably given too much weight by critics and the signs were ...

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Midwife empowers Indigenous women through outback maternity photoshoots - A north-west Queensland midwife offering free maternity photoshoots for Indigenous women says the experience is a great confidence booster for the ...

Walking in two worlds – making gains and giving back - is determined to change the landscape of Indigenous affairs in Australia . ... It's the idea that as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people we often ...

Can an Indigenous Expert Sort Out the Murray's Woes? - This will be an important step regarding the recognition of the indigenous Australians as the traditional custodians of the Murray-Darling Basin.

An Adelaide Hospital Has Employed Aboriginal Healers To Treat Indigenous Patients - Lyell McEwin hospital in Adelaide has employed Aboriginal healers (known as Ngangkari) to assist with treatment of Indigenous patients alongside ...

WA's top Aboriginal students recognised with Rob Riley Memorial Prize - WESTERN Australia's top-performing Aboriginal students have been recognised for their achievements with the Rob Riley Memorial Prize. Named in ...

Adani coal mine should be suspended, UN says - asked Australia to “consider suspending” the Adani project until consent was given by “all Indigenous peoples, including the Wangan and ...

What you as an LGBTI person can do to improve your mental health - Maintain or increase your involvement with LGBTI groups and organisations. There is no shortage of them in the Community Groups listings online at ...

84 per cent of LGBTI people believe parts of Australia are unsafe for the community - New research released to coincide with Mardi Gras shows that 84 per cent of queer Australians believe parts of the country are unsafe for LGBTI  ...

Well being wake up in whānau ora report - The review found whānau ora was effective in creating positive change for Māori and Pasifika families, but it was hampered by lack of support from ...

European Parliament calls on Commission to sustain its LGBTI strategy - The LGBTI List of Actions has been a key text for the EU's work on LGBTI rights. Even though it did not meet all the requests laid out in the Lunacek ...

Gay Muslim cartoonist 'terrified' after government tried to block him from Instagram - Local governments in Indonesia have been introducing anti- LGBTI laws and shutting down LGBTI organizations. There has been an increase in ...

A weighty issue for Auckland Māori - Seeing the impact of Māori health inequities within the community and my own whānau is something that has always upset me, especially when it ...

Maori radio thinking ahead of bureaucrats -  Maori radio thinking ahead of bureaucrats. A leading identity in iwi radio believes the bureaucrats are lagging behind Maori providers and need to ...

Speaking te reo Māori helps protect against type 2 diabetes: study - The ability to speak te reo Māori appears to have a protective effect against developing type 2 diabetes, independent of several lifestyle factors.

Alabama prep star drops suit against high school association -  Pike County Circuit Judge Sonny Reagan dismissed the suit Wednesday at the request of Maori Davenport's mother, Tara. The Charles Henderson ...

NZ Maori Council launches National Taskforce on Education - We also need to ensure that our schools in rural and regional New Zealand with high Maori population rates are treated equally in terms of access to ...

More NT land claims tipped - New Federal laws will enable more Aboriginal land claims in the NT. ... Across Australia , native title claims have been finalised over approximately 35 ...

Traditional Aboriginal healers using bush medicine are hired to work alongside doctors and nurses ... -  Aboriginal healers using traditional bush medicine have been hired to treat ... 'If you don't address the spirit of the Aboriginal people in the healing process ... mostly from the central desert areas of the APY Lands in South Australia .

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare releases new report on Aboriginal health and wellbeing - A new report of the health and welfare of the country's young Aboriginal population has shown the state's population has the highest employment rate ...

For us, they are not just numbers, they are real women who matter - We support Aboriginal women's voices and views through advocacy, ... family links to communities in the NT, South Australia and Western Australia .