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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

NT considers closing borders to protect remote indigenous communities

Chief Minister Michael Gunner declared the NT would do whatever it took to protect vulnerable Aboriginal residents. Image: News Corp Australia. View article...

No more preventable deaths

... recommendations for Australian governments that must be urgently implemented to avoid further preventable deaths and protect Indigenous health, ... View article...

Aboriginal ground station to gain new space tracker

An agreement between a European aerospace company and an Indigenous-controlled company based in Central Australia is cementing the NT's ... View article...

Australia restricts travel to remote indigenous areas to slow coronavirus

Australia urged people on Wednesday to avoid traveling to remote indigenous areas to curtail the spread of the coronavirus ... View article...

Government needs to engage more with hapū

The protection of Māori environmental taonga and associated kaitiaki responsibilities are recognised under the Resource Management Act. View article...

Taranaki iwi calling on government for coordinated Māori response

As of Thursday morning, there are 20 cases of coronavirus in New Zealand and New Zealanders overseas are being encouraged to return home.. covid- ... View article...

Te Tai Tokerau regionals to proceed without big crowds

It is one of many events on the Māori calendar which have been strictly regulated or canned amid the threat of Covid-19. The roar and energy of the ... View article...

Taranaki iwi calling on government for coordinated Māori response

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, kaiarataki of Te Runanga o Ngāti Ruanui, is calling on the government to develop a coordinated Māori response plan ... 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

Aboriginal medical service demands urgent change to work-for-dole rules to reduce coronavirus risk

But on Monday Wyatt's department, the National Indigenous Australians Agency wrote to providers to say “mutual obligations remain in place at this ... View article...

Indigenous science invention will create cleaner waterways

It's a technology solution with the ability to transform the health of New Zealand waterways, she says. “As Māori we're kaitiaki (guardians) of our ... View article...

Call for earlier indigenous heart checks

Ms Ward said it was easy for indigenous Australians to be "fatalistic" about ... Three out of four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people under 35 ... View article...

Indigenous artists share craft at extravaganza

So Maori made an offering of all those practices, like carving, clay work and weaving, and they went all week and all the indigenous cultures ... View article...

Outrage as Gisborne musical skims seat capacity to get under gathering ban - 'This ...

... in one of New Zealand's most vulnerable communities, for entertainment." Māori - and particularly the elderly - were among the most vulnerable to ... View article...

Pasifika leaders call for churches to take 'proactive steps' around coronavirus

Mr Collins says Pacific and Māori communities make up over half of New Zealanders living in overcrowded housing, which can make it easy to spread ... View article...

Traditional Māori funeral practices should stop, health experts say

Māori health expert Dr Sue Crengle is helping to develop a plan for the Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka in Southland, and is encouraging other Māori groups to ... View article...

Why equity for Māori must be prioritised during the Covid-19 response

Māori have fared worst in every pandemic New Zealand has seen. Measures must be taken to ensure equity during the Covid-19 outbreak or history ... 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

'Very, very risky': Indigenous communities vulnerable to COVID-19

... vulnerable of any group in Australia. Guest: Pat Turner, chief executive, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO). View article...