Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Care abuse survivors need more than changes to flawed system - More than 50 percent of claimants are Māori . The Matahaere-Atariki and Douglas report recommends integrating whānau in the claims process and ...

LGBTI Tasmanians 'over the moon' after gender laws make history - The state of Tasmania in Australia passed historic gender laws which will make gender markers optional on birth certificates. Tasmania's parliament ...

Brisbane rally planned outside Brunei-owned hotel to protest anti-gay laws - At long last, LGBTI Australians enjoy many of the rights taken for granted by others, including marriage equality – but on Australia's doorstep, people ...

Māori input sought for climate risk action - A Māori scientist and economist have been included on an expert panel charged with working out how New Zealand's vulnerability to climate change ...

Māori need structural role in children's system - A call for a Māori Children's Commissioner has won the support of the person now in the job. The New Zealand Māori Council says the fact three in ...

Fresh, people-led approach for smokefree communities -  New Zealand's goal is to be smokefree by 2025, and Auckland Council is committed to ... 40% of those who smoke in Auckland are Māori and Pacific.

The point being missed in the capital gains tax debate -  New Zealand is one of few countries without a capital gains tax, and the proposal ... two distinctly New Zealand frameworks: Te Ao Māori ( Māori worldview) and the ... Currently, in New Zealand , some income is taxed and some is not.

Study finds rise in primary school achievement -  New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) has found that achievement in schools have risen due to schools creating a coherent focus ...

New Zealand needs to embrace its unique language - am speaking one of the two legal languages of New Zealand . ... We all speak English here in New Zealand , but so do 50 other countries as well. ... I believe people descending from Maori heritage should be encouraged to embrace ...

Scientists find Indigenous knowledge crucial to toad success - Scientists working to reduce the biodiversity disaster being caused by the march of cane toads across Northern Australia have concluded that ...

This project on Aboriginal soldiers hits a personal note - Dr Huggins' book adds to a lifelong body of work that has seen her publish widely on Indigenous Australian issues, history and women's studies for ...

Keep Your Eyes Peeled For Australia's Brand New 50 Cent Coin - A brand-spankin' new 50 cent coin has just been dropped into circulation featuring 14 indigenous words. The Royal Australian Mint released this ...

Indigenous elder's remains to be returned to Australia after repatriation event in Munich -  Australian Ambassador to Germany Lynette Wood said watching the Indigenous community take part in the repatriation was moving and with more ...

Indigenous people's livelihoods at risk in scramble for lithium, the new white gold' - Chile is already leading the pack, with the second largest production of lithium worldwide in 2018 after Australia , and the Chilean government taking ...

Darwin lad Dion Devow strikes it big in nation's capital - Mr Devow has since used his profile to boost other indigenous go getters and ... “I like to help Aboriginal artists get their name out there to promote their ... arty and they love Australians and they're really interested in Aboriginal art.”.

Media coverage of Brunei 'misses the point', says Malaysian LGBTI activist - 'Selective liberal outrage' is missing the point on the coverage of Brunei's implementation of Sharia law or SPC, says a prominent Malaysian LGBTI  ...

Did DC's Shazam introduce film's first openly gay superhero? - And the lack of LGBTI representation means many are wishing for ... the gig will be the first gay actor to play an LGBTI protagonist in a Marvel's movie.

Demonstrators set to descend Brunei-owned hotel in Brisbane - The hotel is reportedly owned by the current Sultan of Brunei who has been globally condemned for introducing the death penalty for LGBTI people.

Kenya's refugee camp Pride will be back despite violence and death threats - Kakuma is one of the world's biggest refugee camps and has a sizeable population that identifies as LGBTI . Many of the LGBTI people come from ...

New evidence claims first discovery of taro in Māori gardens - The first discovery of tropical Polynesian taro grown in Māori gardens in the 1400s can be claimed by a recent archaeological research project on ...