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Indigenous languages represented on new national coin

Indigenous languages represented on new national coin - The traditional language of Indigenous Australia has been given greater representation on a new national coin. The unique 50 cent coin contains 14 ...

Disability royal commission already mired in controversy

Disability royal commission already mired in controversy - Prime Minister Scott Morrison last Friday announced that six commissioners represent a range of experiences including Indigenous Australians and ...

Sustenance of indigenous youth

Sustenance of indigenous youth -  Indigenous youth are one of the most vulnerable groups in Australia and businesses need to be part of the solution to change this. Boral is also ...

EU concerned over “hate speech” against LGBTI community in Armenia

EU concerned over “hate speech” against LGBTI community in Armenia -  Hate speech, including death threats directed at Ms. Lilit Martirosyan, her colleagues and the LGBTI community as a whole represent the latest in this ...

Thai activists protest Brunei's anti-gay laws

Thai activists protest Brunei's anti-gay laws - fact, some people in neighboring Malaysia and Singapore—which have also witnessed a backlash against LGBTI people—have called for similar ...

Here's what we know about next year's Sydney Biennale

Here's what we know about next year's Sydney Biennale - Brook Andrew, the first Indigenous Australian to direct the high profile contemporary art festival, has called next year's iteration (the 22nd Biennale) ...

Remains of an indigenous chief return to Australia

Remains of an indigenous chief return to Australia - A German museum has handed over the remains of an indigenous chief from Australia that has been in Germany's possession since 1889, the ...

Care abuse survivors need more than changes to flawed system

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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'

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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 ...

Shift in mindset needed to address education inequality

Shift in mindset needed to address education inequality - The consistently poor outcomes for Maori students and for students from lower decile schools are not the consequence of some natural order or state ...

Utu actor Zac Wallace – 'born a leader and a fighter for justice'

Utu actor Zac Wallace – 'born a leader and a fighter for justice' - The thrilling tale of conflict between Māori and British colonists in 1870s New Zealand is led by Wallace's character Te Wheke, who sets out to take ...

Local Social Impact Hub to Meet Global Need

Local Social Impact Hub to Meet Global Need - We saw Māori being researched on, programs being implemented, yet the problems were never fixed,” says Awerangi Tamihere, Wai-Atamai Director ...

Rural health programme receives student award

Rural health programme receives student award - They are clearly passionate about rural health and the health of Māori and this showed through in the nature of the programme and the clinical ...

New study reveals consumption of certain nutrients linked to lower risks of death

New study reveals consumption of certain nutrients linked to lower risks of death - Ultimately, our priority is ensuring the health sector provides the best quality of care to whānau Māori . This looks like a system which is culturally safe ...

Dream of the nation you want, then take it into the polling booth

Dream of the nation you want, then take it into the polling booth -  have imagined a better Australia , based on what we know from other ... on the increasing and repeated incarceration of indigenous youth, women, ...

Aboriginal cultural experiences to lead new tourism strategy in the Northern Territory

Aboriginal cultural experiences to lead new tourism strategy in the Northern Territory - He said it was a fact overlooked even among Australian tourists, with many never getting the chance to learn about Indigenous culture in school.

The White Genocide Theory and Australian Politics

The White Genocide Theory and Australian Politics - In Australia , overt white supremacists like Fraser Anning cop some backlash ... It's influence can be seen in Australia treatment of Indigenous people ...

Flu vaccine program brought forward as surge in cases surprises health authorities

Flu vaccine program brought forward as surge in cases surprises health authorities - But South Australia is leading the per capita trend, with almost 4485 cases ... “About 90,000 South Australian children will have access to a free flu ... medical conditions and Indigenous Australians are also considered at higher risk.

Tracing the birth of new languages—as older tongues fade away

Tracing the birth of new languages—as older tongues fade away -  Indigenous peoples in Canada and Australia received similar treatment. These policies disrupt generational links and may lead to the death of ...

ALNF Living First Language platform wins international interactive tech award

ALNF Living First Language platform wins international interactive tech award - The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) has won an ... With an Indigenous language disappearing every 14 days globally, and with ...

How Tasmania is going from worst to best on transgender human rights

How Tasmania is going from worst to best on transgender human rights - trans children. When historians come to write the history of LGBTI law reform in Tasmania, they will conclude the quietest voices spoke the loudest.

Republican Mike Huckabee: LGBTI rights are the 'greatest threat'

Republican Mike Huckabee: LGBTI rights are the 'greatest threat' -  During an interview with The Christian Post, Huckabee blamed the Christian Church for the rise in acceptance of LGBTI individuals (via: ...

Media coverage of Brunei 'misses the point', says Malaysian LGBTI activist

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, says a prominent Malaysian LGBTI rights ...

Spanish church defends bishop accused of providing conversion therapy

Spanish church defends bishop accused of providing conversion therapy - That is when Juan Antonio Reig Pla, an anti- LGBTI bishop, took over the diocese. However, a statement on the diocese of Alcala de Henares website ...

NZ West Papua support group urges action on Papua crisis

NZ West Papua support group urges action on Papua crisis - It comes after human rights advocates in Papua last week said more than 32,000 people had been displaced by armed conflict in Nduga regency.

Settler Colonialism Lurked Beneath the Christchurch Massacre

Settler Colonialism Lurked Beneath the Christchurch Massacre - The assault was part of a war launched to dispossess the Māori of their land, a process that has continued by less overtly bellicose means such as ...

Turia speaks out against End of Life Choice Bill

Turia speaks out against End of Life Choice Bill - Former Minister for Disability Issues, Associate Minister for Health, and founder and the founder and former leader of the Māori Party, Dame Tariana ...

Māori still more likely to die of cardiac arrest – report

Māori still more likely to die of cardiac arrest – report - A St John's report into cardiac arrest outside of hospitals shows Māori continue to have the highest rates of cardiac arrest and the lowest survival rates.

More rights for Maori under new planning rules

More rights for Maori under new planning rules - Ministry for the Environment explanatory notes, which Parker's office referred POLITIK to say: “The planning standards include a Māori purpose zone ...

Time for some sympathy for smokers

Time for some sympathy for smokers - Fully 36 percent of Māori women and 29 percent of Māori men are counted as daily smokers. Once again, Māori are disproportionately represented in ...

All the countries ignored in the Brunei backlash

All the countries ignored in the Brunei backlash -  Brunei will start stoning gay people to death. ... Australia's nearest neighbour, Papua New Guinea, where same-sex acts ...

Right wing politician threatens LGBTI photography exhibition in Bulgaria

Right wing politician threatens  LGBTI  photography exhibition in Bulgaria - A right wing MP has threatened an  LGBTI  photography exhibition meant to take place in Plovdiv, the 2019 European Capital of Culture co-host.

More businesses cut ties with Brunei over gay-sex death penalty

More businesses cut ties with Brunei over  gay -sex death penalty - Virgin  Australia  Airlines, the second-biggest airline  in Australia  after Qantas, ended an agreement that offered discounted tickets on Royal Brunei ...

Openly Gay Imam Tells Maajid Nawaz: People Can Not Be Defined By Just Two Qualities

Openly  Gay  Imam Tells Maajid Nawaz: People Can Not Be Defined By Just Two Qualities - An openly  gay  Imam tells Maajid Nawaz that people can not be defined by just two qualities, after Brunei moved to allow the stoning to death of  gay  ...

Brunei hotels delete social media accounts after anti-gay backlash

Brunei hotels delete social media accounts after anti- gay  backlash - Nine Brunei-owned luxury hotels have deleted their social media accounts after a backlash over the country's new anti- gay  laws. Any Muslim found ...

Sultan of Brunei's shock ties to Australia

Sultan of Brunei's shock ties to  Australia - Slammed for introducing the death penalty for  homosexuals  and adulterers, the multi-billionaire Sultan of Brunei's harsh new criminal code may see ...

From Virgin Australia to Deutsche Bank – companies begin boycotting Brunei

From Virgin  Australia  to Deutsche Bank – companies begin boycotting Brunei - From Virgin  Australia  to Deutsche Bank – companies begin boycotting ... the Sultanate's introduction of the death penalty for  gay  sex and adultery.
LGBTI Aboriginal suicide is the issue people are finally paying attention to - Satour is an Aboriginal  gay  man Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara from Central  Australia  and Townsville in northern  Australia . He is a veteran ...

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Recap : Māori | NZ

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Recap : Māori | NZ

First Nations people not a priority in federal budget

First Nations people not a priority in federal budget - The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister has all but admitted today there is no major item in the Federal budget for First Nations people. Indigenous  ...

Call for independent Māori children's commissioner over 'shocking' rates of abuse in state care

Call for independent Māori children's commissioner over 'shocking' rates of abuse in state care - Tukaki, who has spent much time working in Australia , said he saw similarities to the "stolen generation" of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander children ...

Report calls for new Indigenous institution in Parliamentary Zone

Report calls for new Indigenous institution in Parliamentary Zone - A new natural history museum and the relocation of an expanded Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) to the ...

More needed in Budget for dementia support and palliative care

More needed in Budget for dementia support and palliative care - Without a significant investment of funding and new models of care, under-served populations such as rural and remote Australians , Aboriginal and ...

Diabetes Australia appoints new leader for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Diabetes Australia appoints new leader for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health - Diabetes Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Lee to a new role to strengthen the focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

When did Humans First Inhabit Australia? New Findings Suggest a Much Earlier Date

When did Humans First Inhabit Australia ? New Findings Suggest a Much Earlier Date - Unfortunately, in Australia , the dating of Aboriginal occupancy has long been a politicized issue with some factions arguing that this population was ...

Where to drink the UK's first 'queer beer', the drink that gives back

Where to drink the UK's first 'queer beer', the drink that gives back - Found in the heart of London's LGBTI district of Soho and around the corner from the colorful Chinatown, Ku Bar is one of the most popular gay bars in ...

Top Democrat denounces Trump's trans troops ban as 'act of cruelty'

Top Democrat denounces Trump's trans troops ban as 'act of cruelty' - Pelosi is a longtime ally of LGBTI rights and she slammed supporters of the new limits. Scheduled to be imposed onto more than 15,000 trans troops ...

What my transgender child can teach us about the workforce of the future

What my transgender child can teach us about the workforce of the future - In some ways, LGBTI programming at Davos 2019 was a “rainbow wave“. ... When LGBTI students enter the workforce, 47% of them stay closeted, ...

Irish twitter supports the boycotting of Sultan of Brunei's nine luxury hotels

Irish twitter supports the boycotting of Sultan of Brunei's nine luxury hotels - This isn't some obscure debate about LGBTI rights - this is solely about the right of gay people not to be buried to their neck and having stones thrown ...

We Won't Give Up Our Guns To Government

We Won't Give Up Our Guns To Government - The gang leader went on to decry what he portrayed as a double standard held against the Māori community and other minorities when it comes to ...

Student numbers back to pre-earthquake levels

Student numbers back to pre-earthquake levels - Six new scholarships started this year to support and encourage Māori and Pasifika students to achieve their aspirations for their whenua, whānau, ...

Māra Hūpara – ancient innovation in play, learning and exercise

Māra Hūpara – ancient innovation in play, learning and exercise - Built along the Te Auaunga Awa (Oakley Creek walkway), the new playground brings together a collection of ancient Māori play artefacts into a single ...

Increasing Māori health workforce focus of day-long event

Increasing Māori health workforce focus of day-long event - Around 40 students from seven Tauranga schools have taken part in a day-long event focussed on increasing the Māori workforce in health.

Māori media not a classroom

Māori media not a classroom -  Māori broadcasters feel the expectations on them to revive the Māori language are too high - and not matched by the funding on offer. Hineani ...

Why healthy homes are important

Why healthy homes are important - Across all age groups, hospitalisation rates are much higher for Pacific peoples (2.5 times higher) and Māori (2.4 times higher) than for other ethnic ...

Pat Dodson says murderous prejudice links Indigenous massacres to Christchurch

Pat Dodson says murderous prejudice links Indigenous massacres to Christchurch - The Labor senator and Yawuru man Pat Dodson spoke about the links between Australia's massacre history and the terrorist attacks in Christchurch, ...

Protecting Aboriginal languages from extinction

Protecting Aboriginal languages from extinction - Yidiny is one of 100 extinct (or close to extinct) Australian Aboriginal languages . It wasn't something Schrieber thought about much until he was at ...

Prized artist's little bird takes flight

Prized artist's little bird takes flight - I hope the book goes into libraries so kids around Australia look at the ... He is chair of the Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts Aboriginal Corporation and his ...

Federal Budget splashes cash for Far North Queensland

Federal Budget splashes cash for Far North Queensland - Small business in the tourism sector in Northern Australia will also receive an ... over four years to implement Indigenous suicide prevention initiatives.

Indigenous groups denounce Australian budget as 'punishing people in poverty'

Indigenous groups denounce Australian budget as 'punishing people in poverty' -  Indigenous groups denounce Australian budget as 'punishing people in ... Labor's Pat Dodson urges PM to 'come clean' on $7.3m Indigenous voice ...

Aboriginal youth suicide crisis is laid bare as it's revealed 24 indigenous people have taken their ...

Aboriginal youth suicide crisis is laid bare as it's revealed 24 indigenous people have taken their ... - Five young indigenous girls took their own lives across Australia in January (pictured Rochelle Pryor, from Perth, took her own life after a cry for help ...

Britain tops list of 'chemsex', says survey

Britain tops list of 'chemsex', says survey - European countries, Australia and Canada. And while people of sexual orientations reported engaging in substance-linked sex, gay and bisexual ...