Posts


Search this blog:    Aboriginal  Māori




LGBT+ in Australia

Image
#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

Responses divided on new Closing the Gap targets

For the first time in Australian history, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... Minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt, spoke to ABC's Radio ... View article...

Secondary school textbooks teach our kids the myth that Aboriginal Australians were nomadic ...

In his book Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe writes that settler Australians wilfully misunderstood, hid and destroyed evidence of Aboriginal Australians' ... View article...

Cider gums under threat from fire, foraging and global warming, conservationists warn

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre's Andry Sculthorpe said there needed to be a focus on saving the much-loved gum. "They carry with them an ... View article...

The Australian republic must enshrine rights for all

Aboriginal activists have led the way when it comes to thinking through this last phrase. It should not be immediately assumed that this is in conflict ... View article...

Cancer: Breast reconstruction rates much lower for Maori and Pacifika patients

New Zealand's new cancer boss Diana Sarfati echoed these concerns, saying it again highlighted inequities in New Zealand's cancer care system ... View article...

Maori values condition COVID response

Labour has launched its Maori election campaign with a call for it to be judged in its record. Candidates and supporters gathered at Ngā Whare ... View article...

Maori tourism operators say Covid-19 'like a really long tangi'

Māori tourism is having to adapt to a world without the overseas visitors who made up a large proportion of their customers. Trustworthy, accurate and ... View article...

From tangihanga to maramataka: Using Māori astronomy in mental health

Winter​, for example, was a time for reflection and planning, while the warmer months were good for harvesting food. Dr Rangi Matamua is a Māori ... View article...

Australia New-Zealand : Highlights of the week

Image
Highlights of the week Our mission is to provide the best information  on global social exclusion Android Chromium Windows Mobile friendly AppsCenter

LGBT+ in Australia

Image
#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

Advocates 'disappointed' at NT major parties' stance on raising the criminal age of responsibility

Principal Legal Officer for the Northern Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) David Woodroffe said the lack of action from NT politicians was ... View article...

Governments act on new Indigenous targets

15 per cent increase in Australia's landmass subject to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's legal rights or interests. * The same goal for legal ... View article...

Diabetes in pregnancy 'highest reported in the world'

The study, Diabetes during pregnancy and birthweight trends among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory of Australia over 30 ... View article...

Third Aboriginal death in WA custody in two months as man dies in Roebourne prison

Western Australia has recorded its third Aboriginal death in custody in less than two months after a prisoner in the state's north took his own life. View article...

Strokes Will Cost New Zealand $1.1 Billion This Year

The research completed by the New Zealand Institute of Economic ... While 75 percent of strokes occur in people aged over 65 years, for Māori and ... View article...

The end of the Resource Management Act is nigh

The New Zealand Māori Council has joined the chorus urging lawmakers to tear up the RMA and start again. The council's executive director Matthew ... View article...

Altamont woman studies agriculture around the world

The Maori language is now considered a national language and a lot of New Zealand's towns are named after Maori. Hoffman said their group was able ... View article...

Rangitāne o Manawatū unites Māori and council

Wiremu Te Awe Awe, centre, describes a chorus of non-Māori and Māori voices singing in harmony as “the Treaty in action”. Then called Anzac Park, it ... View article...

LGBT+ in Australia

Image
#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