Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Malaysia police investigate to authenticity of gay sex video -  On the same day that police announced the formation of the special take force, Mahathir doubled down on his opposition to  LGBTI  rights and ...

Botswana has decriminalized gay sex. But, it's still illegal in 70 countries -  The defeat of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria has removed the imminent threat of capital punishment for  LGBTI  people living in those areas.

In March 2019, 120 high school students from around Australia met in ... Indigenous Australians are still fighting for self-determination and the right to ... View article...

If she passes her final specialist exams which start next week, Westmead Hospital Registrar Dana Slape will become Australia's first Aboriginal ... View article...

An Aboriginal man has died in a Western Australian prison just days after his mother reportedly called the jail to warn that he was suicidal. The WA ... View article...

"The Aboriginal flag is a strong symbol for Aboriginal Australians and is respected by many non-Aboriginal Australians," the minister for Indigenous ... View article...

HPV vaccine coverage for young Aboriginal people is high, but course completion could be improved, an Australian analysis suggests. Guests:. View article...

"At Parliament House, we fly the Aboriginal flag with abundance during ... apology to Australia's indigenous people and the Barunga Statement from ... View article...

Dr Kong, Australia's first Aboriginal surgeon, said the Yarn For Life promotion would target indigenous people's reluctance to talk about cancer and ... View article...

A hostel for Indigenous boys that has been home to some of Australia's top NRL stars is in such high demand its waitlist could take years to get ... View article...

​Ngaei is not the only voice raising concerns about access to health care, as a survey conducted by the New Zealand Māori Council says Māori also ... View article...

As of 2018, the Independent Police Conduct Authority had zero Māori ... On the contrary, having the IPCA look to NZ Police for examples of good ... View article...

New research has suggested that, if Maori and Pacific four-year-olds ... The study, the first of its kind in New Zealand, drew on data from more than ... View article...

New Zealand Maori Council calls Hobson's Pledges claims that they would accept an invitation for a hui LIES – after the organisation declines ... View article...

A former head of the Māori Affairs community section says the controversy over Oranga Tamariki's baby uplift policies raised wider questions about the ... View article...

Almost two years after a Māori Land Court judge asked for an independent inquiry into a New Plymouth hapū trust which was the victim of a $480,000 ... View article...

The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Nga Ngaru, Matthew Tukaki (who is also the Executive Director of the New Zealand Maori Council – Nga ... View article...

"As far as we can tell, we're the first band, the first metal band to be singing all in Maori on our tracks, and be singing about New Zealand history and ... View article...

Folau is wrong': Gosford priest slams Israel Folau over  LGBT  stance -  Folau had his $4 million contract torn up by Rugby  Australia  after he was found guilty of a code of conduct breach for saying “hell awaits” gay people in ...

News from around the Web Malaysian PM doubles-down on opposition to same-sex marriage -  The prime minister has expressed his opposition to  LGBTI  on numerous occasions in the past.  LGBTI  rights activists in Malaysia have called out the ...

Two teens aged 14 and 16 told to 'kill themselves' in homophobic attack -  Furthermore,  LGBTI  hate crimes are soaring in the UK. A group of men assaulted two queer women on a London bus as they came home from a date.

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro thinks same-sex couples shouldn't be allowed to adopt -  Ben Shapiro is known for his negative stance on  LGBTI  rights. He opposed the federal legalization of same-sex marriage, for instance. He also doesn't ...

Iranian foreign minister defends death penalty for homosexuals -  Michael Roth, from the German foreign ministry, also criticised the response, saying: “ LGBTI  rights are human rights. And they have always been.

Pete Buttigieg to be the first ever gay candidate in the Presidential Debates -  While Buttigieg's appearance in the debates will be a huge milestone for  LGBTI  representation in the US, the 37-year-old is not the first openly gay ...

Message of hope at vigil on 30th anniversary of Ulverstone's anti-gay rally -  And together we are the ones that can make that change happen,"  LGBTI  rights advocate Rodney Croome told the crowd

Rachel Dolezal comes out as bisexual during Pride Month -  Dolezal insisted she is not confused and not "almost" gay and encouraged people not to "ignore or delegitimize the 'B' In  LGBTI ...It's a real identity." ...

Bakery creates bread and flour tributes to  LGBTI  icons for Pride Month -  A gay-owned bakery is paying tribute to  LGBTI  icons for Pride Month. Bakers at MarieBette Café and Bakery, based in Charlottesville, VA, create ...

Folau launches fresh attack on  gay  and transgender people -  Folau launches fresh attack on  gay  and transgender people ... The former Wallaby's $5 million Rugby  Australia  contract was torn up last month after he ...

Folau Back At It Again With New Anti- LGBTI  Attack -  Just a month after being sacked by Rugby Australia for Anti- LGBTI  posts, Israel Folau is back attacking the Rainbow community.

Face of the Māori world on display for Australians as Ta Moko exhibition ... Australians are getting an insight into Māori traditions and history with the ... View article...

In Daintree National Park, part of Australia's Wet Tropics World Heritage area, embark on a walkabout with a local Aboriginal guide in search of ... View article...

A project to introduce Noongar names to Albany landmarks has failed to receive Federal funding. Restoring Noongar Place Names is a collaborative ... View article...

You could start this story in Australia's Gibson Desert in 1984. Or you could start it in Steve Martin's Upper West Side apartment in 2015. It really ... View article...

Justice Steven Rares disagreed, and said Indigenous communities in remote parts of Australia, particularly the Northern Territory, were "much more ... View article...

The petition was created by Spark Health Australia, an indigenous health and well-being program who have created 'Closing The Gap' clothing items ... View article...

The flag in dispute was designed by artist Harold Thomas in recognition of the Aboriginal people of Australia and as a symbol of their race, identity and ... View article...

... between the CSIRO and Aboriginal rangers is helping scientists across Australia and overseas understand more about changes to the atmosphere. View article...

The rate of Māori incarceration is a crisis. .... to the cities was accompanied in 1938 by the Social Security Act. New Zealand began unpicking the fabric ... View article...

"We cannot shrink from the fact in New Zealand that there's a long term legacy of colonisation that exists and disadvantages Maori, and there's modern ... View article...

National Maori Authority puts forward a response to Oranga Tamariki. "As this national conversation unfolds - we need to plot a path that sees no more ... View article...

Over 200 guests packed into Rongomaraeroa, the Māori marae at the ... HE Mira Woldberg, Netherlands ambassador to New Zealand, holds high a ... View article...

It comes after concerns raised over Oranga Tamariki in a Newsroom investigation, which showed the agency's attempt to take a newborn baby from a ... View article...

The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Nga Ngaru, Matthew Tukaki (who is also the Executive Director of the New Zealand Maori Council - Nga ... View article...

Māori leader 'sick and tired' of free speech advocates looking for 'excuse to call .... which is total contempt and ridicule from all of New Zealand society. View article...

New Zealand Maori Council calls Hobson's Pledges claims that they would accept an invitation for a hui LIES – after the organisation declines ... View article...

Uniting is the highest ranking  LGBTI  service provider -  Uniting continues to build on its recognition of commitment to inclusivity and celebration of the  LGBTI  ...

US Embassy office in Tel Aviv celebrates Pride despite Trump Administration ban on Pride flags -  Ahead of Tel Aviv Pride, where 250,000 people celebrated being  LGBTI , the official Twitter account of the US Embassy in Jerusalem posted the ...

Gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans more critical of churches than straight counterparts -  These findings align with Pew's 2013 survey where  LGBTI  Americans reported feeling that major religions were unwelcoming to them.

Scotland Is The First Country To Implement  LGBTI  Education In Schools -  Thank you to iamlp for blessing us with the queer animated video we've always wanted. It premieres today, exclusively via NYLON. Until that day ...

US Senator Markey (MA) leads senate group decrying and demanding answers to embassy Pride ... -  If these reports are true, the Trump administration is sending a powerfully negative message to the rest of the world about the US commitment to  LGBTI  ...

Botswana decriminalising homosexuality sends 'huge and loud message': human rights activist -  You shall not violate the  LGBTI  community and claim it is your right to do so because it is unconstitutional," Youngman said. But, he said, most people ...

News from around the Web Global health group urges Japan to reform legal recognition of trans ... -  This includes the partnership oath system and anti- LGBTI  discrimination legislation which will be introduced in Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympics.

The story of Australia's oldest  LGBTI  bookstore -  The call for for  LGBTI  books amongst an Australian readership was once obviously top, as “the mail order took over our house”, says McDonald.

European  LGBTI  rainbow flag by Pulse of Europe -  Pulse of Europe is raising funds for European  LGBTI  rainbow flag on Kickstarter! A project to support an open democratic civil society in Europe.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a $2m to $2.5m penalty against a now-defunct company, Birubi Art, which ... View article...

In a remote stretch of bushland north of Darwin, a new collaboration between the CSIRO and Aboriginal rangers is helping scientists across Australia ... View article...

Bob accepted their legitimacy as major participants in the Australian .... for indigenous Australians, for our society and Australia's place in the world ... View article...

Oranga Tamariki has defended itself against criticism over its 'uplift' practices and the high number of Māori and Pasifika children taken from parents ... View article...

The finalists for Australia's longest-running and most prestigious Indigenous art awards, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards ... View article...

Mr Katter joins more than 30,000 people who have so far signed a change.org petition started by Indigenous health organisation Spark Australia, ... View article...

Welcome momentum is building for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament as part of proper recognition of the first Australians, who have been custodians ... View article...

The AFL has adopted a new position on the origins of Australian football, now claiming it was influenced by Indigenous games. View article...

Tensions are rising in rural Manawatu after a volunteer chopped a phallus off a Māori carving standing sentry to welcome hikers at a popular walking ... View article...

The exhibition has opened at Canberra's National Gallery and reveals several hidden treasures that tell unique stories.  View article...

A 78-year-old volunteer has been charged with chopping off the phallus of a Maori carving with a chainsaw after the devout Christian deemed it ... View article...

Descendants of soldiers from the 28th Māori Battalion are invited to a ''show and tell'' in Whangārei next weekend as part of preparations for a new ... View article...

The Minister for Children Tracey Martin has announced she will meet with Ngāti Kahungunu and the Māori Council regarding Oranga Tamariki child ... View article...

Working alongside Maori students, their whanau and communities has ... Marshall an appreciation of the depth of te ao Maori (the Maori world view), ... View article...

The cold days might be drawing in, but life will be a little warmer in the capital as Matariki celebrations begin. In Māori culture Matariki marks the dawn ... View article...

The Adventurer II riverboat has been sold for use in a new venture - and a former co-owner who put the company into liquidation thinks he will get ... View article...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) had asked the ... 'Book-up' is an informal type of credit used in many remote Aboriginal ... View article...

An angry battle has erupted over the use of the Aboriginal flag which has indigenous groups in Australia up in arms. A non-Indigenous company holds ... View article...

Eight WA Police members in the Mid West and Gascoyne have been presented with inaugural Aboriginal Service Medals. Commissioner Chris ... View article...

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies CEO, Craig Ritchie said accurately identifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

"For all the challenges that confront Indigenous Australians, our Indigenous athletes provide strong role models for our youth, strengthening identity ... View article...

Australia's first earth ground station that is indigenous-built and owned will be located in Alice Springs in a bid to give indigenous Australians a stake ... View article...

An indigenous activist who helped challenge the controversial Roe 8 project has said the possible development of an outer harbour in Cockburn ... View article...

According to material released by the Indigenous Business Association, the investment is aligned with priorities for the Australian Space Agency, and ... View article...

'It's crucial to gather New Zealand evidence to determine what services and supports are relevant and work for New Zealanders, especially Māori. View article...

A group of Hawaiian singers touring the country made a whistlestop trip to Palmerston North to discover more about traditional Māori instruments. View article...

Te Hikoi operations manager Karyn Owen said Maori language was ... ''It is not very common for visitors to New Zealand to have an experience with te ... View article...

Now, a new generation of Māori musicians-slash-entertainers are stepping up. Seven Sharp's Tamati Rimene-Sproat meets one such group - the ... View article...

Unfortunately it gains little or no attention because the majority of kids taken are Māori and with no Māori Party to champion this, the issue stays under ... View article...

The new translation, titled Te Rātaka a Tētahi Kōhine, was launched on Wednesday evening in Wellington by Dutch Ambassador to New Zealand ... View article...

Based on a budget analysis the Māori Party in Auckland are looking for what's for Māori when it comes to targeted funds for Māori mental health. View article...

"The Māori Party in Auckland also see this as beneficial for Air New Zealand to recognise that as an entity representing New Zealand, it is important ... View article...