Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day 2019 ... for all Australians to show their support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

Kiwi heart-breaker Stokes nominated for New Zealander of the Year ... New Zealand-born Stokes is among nominations for the award; along with ... and with Maori ancestry, there''s clearly a few Kiwis about who think we can still ... View article...

The role of Māori soldiers in World War I has long been relegated to ... As New Zealand and British soldiers swept up the foothills, clearing the ground ... View article...

Andre McLachlan likens Māori indigenous stories to peer reviewed journal articles. The stories, handed down from generation to generation, convey ... View article...

"When you come to the clinic you'll be seen by a New Zealand registered physiotherapist but at the same time we could work with Māori healers or ... View article...

It found Māori children were far more likely to be reported as an alleged victim of abuse or neglect, for it to be determined that maltreatment occurred, ... View article...

Racial profiling of Māori partner in shops 'happens all the time' .... Jayden has approached the Human Rights Commission and New Zealand Race ... View article...

 "We need to address the heightened risk of Māori involvement in child protection services - this needs to be a ... View article...

It found Māori children were far more likely to be reported as an alleged victim of abuse or neglect, for it to be determined that maltreatment occurred, ... View article...

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10 Major Moments From 'The Project' That Broke The Internet -  About seven years ago -- a time when  Australia  was still coming to grips with legalising  gay  marriage -- we were brought back down to earth by Magda ...

Film festival in LA to celebrate Asia's first same-sex weddings -  Outfest, which started in 1982, has become one of the top  LGBTI  film festivals in the world, bringing together filmmakers from across the globe to share ...

Tours cancelled of Catholic priest who linked autism to  homosexuality -  A Catholic priest who linked autism to  homosexuality  has cancelled his upcoming  Australian  tour. Church authorities cancelled his tours in Ireland and ...

If we want realistic bisexuals on screen, let's start with the closeted ones -  One of the only indicators we have when looking at  LGBTI  representation on screen is the GLAAD report. Of the 329 LGBTQ characters in last year's ...

Social workers charged with negligence for adopting kids to gay man in Russia -  It prevents the positive representation of  LGBTI  issue on any kind of media platform. The government argued it protected minor from 'unconventional' ...

Israel Folau's GoFundMe page may breach crowdfunding rules -  By early Friday afternoon, Folau had raised more than $308,000 for legal proceedings against Rugby  Australia  and Rugby NSW over the termination ...

Three OUT HERE LGBQTI documentaries funded -  Network 10 and Screen  Australia  are proud to announce the three documentary ... An observational documentary set in regional NSW that follows  gay , ...

Russia fined thousands of dollars for anti- LGBTI  rulings -  Russia will pay a price for a series of anti- LGBTI  actions thanks to a ruling at the European Court of Human Rights. From 2006-2011 Russia refused to ...

Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan said the film offered Australia ... We also need to talk about the fact that there are many Aboriginal and ... View article...

Matilda Langford presents the alumni welcome address at the Bunga Barrabugu Winter Program.  View article...

It has been more than two years since Indigenous leaders resolved to push for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice in parliament. Last week ... View article...

Palm Island Mayor Alf Lacey said indigenous councils were caught in the ... Mr Wyatt, the first indigenous person in Australia to serve as Indigenous ... View article...

The move comes as the federal government embarks on a $7.3 million "co-design" process that Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt hopes will ... View article...

Australia's policymakers must address the cultural and institutional barriers that exist for Indigenous Australians instead of framing them as a problem ... View article...

Bringing the experience, knowledge and wisdom of Indigenous Australians to bear on the policies and laws that affect them and their communities will ... View article...

"Indigenous Australians have been historically excluded from water rights and now have very little control over water use. This new study showed firm ... View article...

A Māori woman is accusing craft store Lincraft of racial profiling, after she was accused of stealing cross-stitch from one of its shops in Christchurch. View article...

... we had to write it so that anyone outside of New Zealand would know what a ... "When you think about the barriers to completing a degree for Māori ... View article...

... converged at a Saskatchewan powwow when a New Zealand softball team performed the haka, a traditional dance of that country's Māori people. View article...

The awards, led by Hutt Valley DHB's Māori Health Team, celebrated ... with the rising of the Matariki (star cluster) marking the Māori New Year. View article...

for the maori yacht, designer marco ciampa built on his 2017 model maori yacht 54ft , and built on its horizontal aesthetic to make the design even ... View article...

Another long-term commitment for our Government is to create more opportunities for all New Zealanders to learn te reo Māori. That's a core value for ... View article...

It's no secret that New Zealanders squeal in glee at the mere mention of their homeland, so the presence of a Māori character was sure to set off ... View article...

Managing Director of Te Kōhao Health Lady Tureiti Moxon told TVNZ1's Breakfast no child should ever be removed from their families. Source: ... View article...

Zambia president won't budge on gay rights even for international aid -  It is not the first time Lungu declared his firm stance on  LGBTI  rights. During his election campaign in 2014, he said no amount of money would force ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin called trans people 'transformers' -  When Russia's president, Vladimir Putin called trans people 'transformers' a Russian  LGBTI  organization decided to school him. Putin went head to ...

IKEA brings its rainbow pride bags to  Australia -  IKEA  Australia's  people and culture manager Richard Harries said the ... Spencer sold a Lettuce, Guacamole, Bacon and Tomato ( LGBT ) sandwich.

80% of Singaporeans agree  LGBTI  people face discrimination -  80% of Singaporeans agree  LGBTI  people face discrimination. Pink Dot 2019 calling for the repeal of the law which criminalizes male homosexual sex ...

The First  LGBTI  Film To Win Hearts Of People Travelling In Emirates Flights -  Evening Shadows is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Sridhar Rangayan. The film depicts the story of  LGBTI . The film that ...

LGBTQI people under-reporting mental illness due to 'distrust and fear', royal commission told -  Until we reduce the stigma of being  LGBTI , people won't record that in their suicide stats," the commissioner said. "Why don't we ask about ...

Israeli education minister now says conversion therapy is 'wrong' -  Those comments provoked condemnation from  LGBTI  rights groups. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also criticized the comments.

Government to fund gender affirming surgeries in Indian state -  LGBTI  advocates have argued the bill restricts, rather than protects transgender people's rights. 'In the name of empowering us, this bill further ...

And what drew you to the area of economic independence for Aboriginal ... I have been able to lift my gaze from the Australian context to the global ... View article...

Emojis are set to become more inclusive than ever with a new set of Emojis that will see Indigenous Australians cultures celebrated and recognised. View article...

I am ashamed, as I hope many fair minded Australians are, at the Prime Minister's weak-kneed response to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Ken ... View article...

AS THE monster flu season rages on, health professionals are urging indigenous Australians to get vaccinated. Galangoor Duwalami Primary Health ... View article...

The Queensland Government has committed to starting a conversation about a pathway to an Indigenous treaty, but says it could be years before ... View article...

The opening night ceremonies were enhanced with a dance and song performance by a visiting troupe of Maori media personalities including Peter ... View article...

Last week, many Australians participated in NAIDOC Week – an annual event which celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal ... View article...

A Port Macquarie Indigenous leader has described the potential timeline around Indigenous recognition as "too long". Australians will have the ... View article...

There hasn't been such overwhelming anger from Māori since the foreshore and seabed issue. Hundreds packed an Auckland venue last weekend to ... View article...

The awards, led by Hutt Valley DHB's Māori Health Team, celebrated everything our people do to improve whānau experience, eliminate health ... View article...

It may be known worldwide as Lake Tekapo but one historic feature on the lake held on to the destination's traditional Māori name, Takapō. View article...

The opening of the fourth inquiry into the actions of the Ministry for Children was a watershed moment in New Zealand's history that set in motion plans ... View article...

Tamaki Makaurau Tumahai after flooding at the Okahu Bay church and urupā in 2017. Coastal Māori communities will be hit hard by climate change ... View article...

Waikato District Council has given support for Māori representation on council committees, with mayor Allan Sanson saying the move has been "a ... View article...

Meanwhile, the Flying Fijians were hosted to the traditions of the Maori's in New Zealand. Captain Dominiko Waqaniburotu says it's important for ... View article...

Praise flows for record of Maori pioneer battalion .... An article on Whitiki featured in a recent NZ Listener, with writer Peter Calder calling the book "a ... View article...

Russian city allows, then bans, Pride parade as 'children might see it' -  Nikolay Alexeev, a  LGBTI  rights activist in Russia, said the Tomsk region city parade was scheduled for 24 July. 'Strezhevoy may become the first town ...

Oxfam under attack in Senegal for defending  LGBTI  people -  Members of the Islamic Front for the Defense of Ethic Values protest in Senegal in April 2009 about the release of nine gay men who were jailed for ...

Pride journeys are now part of London Transport Museum's  LGBTI  project -  Fam from being an isolated incident, anti- LGBTI  verbal and physical abuse is on the rise in the UK. Ahead of this year's Pride in London, a bisexual ...

Australia  tried to suppress interview with a  gay  refugee: 'Do you drink cum?' -  Australia's  government tried to suppress an interview with a  gay  refugee that contained 'highly inappropriate' questions. Asylum officials asked a ...

 There was a queer marriage in Final Fantasy IX 19 years ago -  Queer characters in video games is often considered a new idea – something modern to welcome  LGBTI  audiences. But, in Final Fantasy IX, which ...

Man fined after refusing to apologise for anti-gay flyers -  Tasmania's Supreme Court has fined a man who refused to publicly apologise for distributing anti-gay flyers. James Durston distributed the flyer titled ...

Comedian perfectly responds to concerns books on gay people turn kids gay -  British comedian Joe Lycett had the perfect response to people concerned about books on  LGBTI  people turning kids gay. It came about after BBC ...

Time is running out to have your say in EU survey for  LGBTI  people -  Time is running out to lend your voice to the EU's new survey for  LGBTI  people. The research is being conducted by the European Union Agency for ...

1970-ies in Australia is the "boom" of flared pants, disheveled hair, ... the campaign for aboriginal rights to land and the liberation movement of gays. View article...

The nation's first indigenous Minister for Indigenous Australians must ... of Aboriginal people in our nation's founding document but delivers a practical ... View article...

The 13th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair is proud to host over 70 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community Art Centres from across Australia, who ... View article...

The Flinders Ranges in South Australia are known for their rich Aboriginal history and now Barngarla woman Jonas Dare and Wiradjuri woman Jaja ... View article...

Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt was contacted for comment but referred the request to the federal government's new National Indigenous ... View article...

In Ninga Mia, on the doorstep of Australia's largest open cut gold mine, ... Mr Wyatt, cousin to the Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken ... View article...

Thank goodness Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt has been brave and blunt enough in his comments ("Get real, Wyatt tells urban ... View article...

"Soon you will be pushing out Australia's first set of Indigenous emojis, made by young people on Arrernte country in Mparntwe/Alice Springs," the post ... View article...

Of the 69 cases identified in the audit, which has been published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, 64 (93 per cent) of all cases were Māori; four ... View article...

The New Zealand Maori Under-20 manager is predicting a real Fijian style of play when his side play the curtain-raiser to the Māori All Blacks game in ... View article...

New Zealand Maori, who had lost just one of their previous 25 matches, get a shot at redemption when the teams meet again in Rotorua this week. View article...

An inquiry into Oranga Tamariki was launched by a powerhouse of Māori leaders at a packed hui in Mangere this weekend . The inquiry is one of four ... View article...

Last year, 41-year-old mother-of-three Wiki Mulholland was diagonosed with advanced breast cancer. Since then Wiki and her husband Malcolm have ... View article...

Organisations that incorporate te reo Māori in their workplaces benefit from increased job satisfaction, new research from Auckland University of ... View article...

Google can now recognise written te reo Māori and translate it instantly into more than 100 different languages. Before, the machine translation ... View article...

An iwi leader is suing the Government over its "failure" to protect Māori from climate change and wants the courts to force dramatic action ... View article...

Notorious Republican homophobe, William Dannemeyer, has died -  William Dannemeyer, who spent 14 years in Congress undermining  LGBTI  rights and protections, has passed away. He was 89 years old. He served ...

Birds Of Prey will feature a same-sex couple and fans are here for it -  The stand-alone movie on Margot Robbie's bisexual Harley Quinn features yet another  LGBTI  character. Lesbian policewoman Renee Montoya, ...