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LGBT+ in Australia

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#Egaylity –— Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Australia have advanced since the late-twentieth century. LGBT people in Australia are afforded protection from discrimination and are equally regarded as individuals who possess the same rights and responsibilities as others egaylity.org/au

Adventure tourism destinations urged to focus on authenticity

It cited Australia as an example where tourists can participate in indigenous tourism activities such as traditional festivals, dances and guided tours, ... View article...

Aboriginal historian wants more trees cut to prevent bushfires

Aboriginal historian wants more trees cut to prevent bushfires ... order to restore landscapes to the way they were managed by Indigenous Australians. View article...

Where To Go If It's Too Smoky To Be Outside In Melbourne

... to the Melbourne Museum, where for about $10, you can spend the day learning about Australia's indigenous people and the cultures of the Pacific, ... View article...

Welcome to a marriage of cultures in Black Ties

Indigenous-Australian actor Mark Coles Smith, who plays the main Maori character Kane, described his love-struck persona as "perhaps almost the ... View article...

Camping ambassadors at hand to offer 'hospitality in the Kiwi way'

“Taking care of our whenua, Tikanga Māori.” That is soon clear in the conversation that subsequently takes place between Ngawhika and the couple. View article...

Internship aims to increase Māori health workforce at Hawke's Bay DHB

Māori medical students are interning at Hawke's Bay District Health Board as part of a programme aimed at increasing Māori health workforce. View article...

J-Term Speaks to the Culture of University

She says within the last 40 years there's been a major effort to revitalize the Maori language in New Zealand and it has been so successful that it's ... View article...

Scarlett Johansson enters elite company, Adam Sandler snubbed

Waititi, a Maori Jew from New Zealand, said in the film's production notes that he experienced prejudice growing up for his dual identity. View article...

LGBT+ in Australia

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#Egaylity –— Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Australia have advanced since the late-twentieth century. LGBT people in Australia are afforded protection from discrimination and are equally regarded as individuals who possess the same rights and responsibilities as others egaylity.org/au

Indigenous Australians Minister dismisses call for Aboriginal identity register

Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt has rejected the idea of a national Aboriginal identity register and criticised the actions of a prominent ... View article...

Tasmania keen on indigenous fire plans

Tasmania plans to work more closely with members of the Aboriginal community ... Massive deadly bushfires on mainland Australia this summer have ... View article...

Australia drops 4600 kilos of food, water from helicopters to feed ...

The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Carrier in Australia ... Moral last week, Aboriginal officers in South Australia licensed the killing of ... View article...

The Australian bushfires rage, but the anger is misplaced

Australia's aboriginal communities, meanwhile, have been living with the ... Australia's average surface temperature has increased by about 1.5°C ... View article...

Māori elders offer support for Ōwairaka / Mt Albert tree protection group

Elders from local iwi have sided with an environmental group pushing to protect hundreds of exotic trees on Mt Albert, in Auckland. For months ... View article...

Historian explores Bluff's connection to the global economy

The first seal hunts in New Zealand, for example, took place because seal skins could be traded for tea in ... "There's a distinct Māori history here. View article...

What Makes The Māori Haka One Of New Zealand's Most Striking Cultural Displays?

I've just witnessed the Māori haka, one of New Zealand's most striking cultural displays. A traditional war dance involving ferocious facial expressions, ... View article...

Sydney Festival Theatre Review: 'Black Ties' is a warm exploration of Indigenous and Maori relations

Black Ties sees this culture clash cleverly told between an Indigenous and Maori family, highlighting both the similarities and stark differences ... View article...

LGBT+ in Australia

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#Egaylity –— Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Australia have advanced since the late-twentieth century. LGBT people in Australia are afforded protection from discrimination and are equally regarded as individuals who possess the same rights and responsibilities as others egaylity.org/au

How First Australians' ancient knowledge can help us survive the bushfires of the future

Having 45 years' experience working with Indigenous people across northern Australia and internationally on the management and development of ... View article...