Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Every 'Queer Eye' Hero's Inspiring Makeover Before And After - Although AJ's changes were mainly personal instead of physical, at the end of the episode ("To Gay or Not Too Gay "), AJ is more confident and ...

Tomomi Inada's uphill battle to 'promote understanding' of LGBT issues in Japan - While other developed countries including the United States, Australia and most of Western Europe have moved to recognize same-sex marriage, ...

Are we as open minded as we think we are? - New Zealand has had a race relations problem ever since it was colonized by Britain as a settler colony in the early 1800s. The Maori population  ...

How xenophobia led to Christchurch terror attack - She addressed the nation, lamenting the violence that targeted the country's immigrant Muslim population , “who have chosen New Zealand as their ...

Some Maori leaders reject NZ PM's 'This is not us' line - Some Maori leaders are recalling ancient colonial atrocities as they reject Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's "this is not us" response to the killing of 50 ...

Haka ring out as NZ deals with trauma of shootings - thump their chests and stick out their tongues in a traditional Maori haka to commemorate the victims of last week's mass shootings in Christchurch.

Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit New Zealand House To Offer Condolences - Harry signed his name with “Arohanui,” which is Maori for “best wishes.” Reportedly, Meghan and Harry were requested by the Queen to pay a visit to ...

TVNZ to hand over control of Māori archive - Pressure from the New Zealand Māori Council and Māori screen industry organisation Ngā Aho Whakaari has resulted in TVNZ ruling out the sale of ...

Indigenous youth suicides continue - The deaths of four young Indigenous people over a two-day period in ... Australia's annual migration intake will be cut by 30,000 people under a plan ...

Eating fish may help prevent asthma -  A scientist from James Cook University in Australia says an innovative study has revealed new evidence ... In Australia , one in nine have asthma (about 2.7 million), and among Indigenous Australians this rate is almost twice as high.

South Australia and Northern Territory compete for funds for national Indigenous gallery project - there room for two national Indigenous art galleries in Australia ? ... the future of the stalled National Indigenous Art Gallery project in Alice Springs.

Aboriginal foster children, non- Indigenous carers and breaking down barriers in out-of-home care - So much so that Ms Plug and fellow carer and friend, Meaghan Heath, decided to register as carers with Western Australia's only Indigenous -led foster ...

Aboriginal Australia's smash hit that went viral - In a time before radio or even gramophones, songs were shared between Aboriginal groups at large social gatherings. Some songs were so popular ...

Christchurch carnage and the white supremacist rampage - Who are the natives of Australia ? Indigenous Australians are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. They are the natives of ...

Liberal Australian Greens want to wipe out religious programs, replace them with LGBT agenda - The Australian Greens party has hardened its stance on the LGBT agenda in view of the 2019 federal elections to ...

Tasmanian gay man raising funds to take the State Government to court in a discrimination case - A TASMANIAN gay man is raising funds to challenge the State Government in court over discrimination he says he experienced after his partner died ...

Are we as open minded as we think we are? - New Zealand has had a race relations problem ever since it was colonized by Britain as a settler colony in the early 1800s. The Maori population  ...

Māori community of Ōtautahi assists with burial process - Representatives of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Ngāi Tūāhuriri met today with Māori community leaders of Ōtautahi/Christchurch, as they continue to ...

Openly gay pro strongman Rob Kearney marries his boyfriend - Rob Kearney, one of the world's strongest men, had quite a week that ended with him marrying his boyfriend, Joey Aleixo, on a beach in Australia on ...

Glitter, colour & nudity: Revellers go WILD at Mardi Gras Sydney 2019 - This comes just over a year after Australia voted “yes” to same-sex marriage. Mardi Gras CEO Terese Casu said the event was a huge success.