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Victorian government begin consulting on 'conversion therapy' ban

“What they really are is a most personal form of torture, a cruel practice that perpetuates the idea that LGBTI people are in some way broken.”. View article...

3 new laws South Africa wants to introduce

It also seeks to align traditional courts with the Constitution on issues such as dignity, equality, sexism and LGBTI rights. The bill has faced controversy ... View article...

PFLAG targets Albanese over Religious Discrimination Bill

Explaining the move, Argent said: “LGBTI people, their friends and families are very disappointed in his silence and lack of commitment on this issue. View article...

Qld art therapy program for LGBTIQ youth wins mental health award

The PRIDE Art Therapy Program was announced as the winner in the LGBTI Award category at the awards last week, for its work in helping improve ... View article...

Hong Kong court rules against lifting ban on same-sex marriage and civil partnerships

It added: “This judgment must not be used as an excuse to further undermine the rights of LGBTI people. The Hong Kong government needs to step up ... View article...

Pastor's 'prayer cleansing' illustrates risks of 'religious freedoms'

Anti-LGBTI authors found to breach discrimination law will successfully plead innocent by way of exemption. And workplace inclusion programs would ... View article...

Why Indians are sharing their pronouns on social media

Earlier this year, India's first LGBTI job fair RISE in Bengaluru had name-badges with preferred pronouns. "Many of us assume that everyone identifies ... View article...

Some basic rights still a struggle for LGBTI in Nepal

Esan Regmi who identifies himself as an intersex person was not allowed to give his master's exams at Kailali Multiple Campus ... View article...

Can weather increase your chances of getting pneumonia?

Dr Oyelola Adegboye from James Cook University's Australian Institute of ... been little research on pneumonia attributable to weather effects in Australia. ... Similarly, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander group studied showed a ... View article...

Torres Strait kids raise awareness of healthy skin through hip hop

“A lot of health promotional material across Australia, although fabulous, is directed at Aboriginal Australia. Not really Torres Strait Island Australians.”. View article...

Craft beer meets indigenous culture

A team of Western Australian entrepreneurs is preparing to launch a new brewery designed to create employment opportunities for Aboriginal people, ... View article...

The demise of the Tasmanian Tiger may be exaggerated after reported sightings extinct marsupial

The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, was once a top predator of Australia but ... Engravings and rock art by Aboriginal people describe thylacine been ... View article...

Oxfam Australia report says policy rooted in self-determination is more successful

A recent report from Oxfam Australia has called for more policy focused on ... “We want to show the extent [to which] our Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

Maralinga nuclear test site used to house thousands of people, now there's just three

Now, Oak Valley to the north is the largest Aboriginal community on the ... Mr Petersen moved to Oak Valley from South Australia's Yorke Peninsula ... View article...

Adelaide Indigenous Festival celebrates the work of more than 1000 artists

 Festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art 2019 features the work of more than 1000 artists from across Australia in a range of ... View article...

Brewarrina jail is closing and the community warns it will have a devastating effect

... pathway" in traditional language, was established on a remote sheep station in 2000 as Australia's first prison exclusively for young Aboriginal men. View article...

New statistics show Te Reo Maori protects against alcohol harm

Recently the Health Promotion Agency released a report into hazardous drinking in New Zealand. The report shows that MÄ ori who drink alcohol and ... View article...

How will NZ First carve out its own path to avoid election defeat?

New Zealand First's point of difference in past campaigns has been its ... The Māori vote is high in Northland and New Zealand First and Mr Jones are ... View article...

Winston Peters and the survival conundrum: will NZ First quit the coalition?

As the New Zealand First Party gathers for its annual conference, the ... The Māori vote is high in Northland and New Zealand First and Jones are well ... View article...

New Chief District Court Judge takes oath at Whale Rider location

Judge Heemi Taumaunu becomes the head of the largest court in Australasia and the first Māori in the role. Many of the country's top judges attended ... View article...