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Ask the Government to get it right on closing the gap
Almost two years after the Federal Government committed to developing a long term plan to Close the Gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life expectancy, no such plan exists. Help ensure the Government gets it right on closing the gap – ask them to develop a long term plan, work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and give more support to Aboriginal community controlled medical services.
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We must commit to binding targets
The Australian Government has lodged our national pollution reduction target under the 'Copenhagen Accord', but our targets are not high enough to avoid dangerous climate change. Write to Climate Minister Penny Wong and demand that Australia commits to a binding emissions reduction target of 40% below 1990 levels by 2020.
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Ask your local MP to watch the climate testimonies
Many people are already experiencing the impacts of climate change – both here in Australia and around the world, including many of our neighbours in the Pacific and Asia. Ask your local MP to listen to their stories.
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Write to Adidas
- Ask the head of Adidas corporate social responsibilty (Asia Pacific) to ensure adidas respects the rights of workers making their products.
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Write to Pacific Brands
- The overseas manufacturer of Pacific Brands, which includes some of Australia's best-loved brands like Bonds, has a poor record respecting the rights of their workers. Write and demand that these companies uphold the basic rights of workers who make their goods overseas.
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Write to Just Group
- We've discovered that the company coordinating the overseas manufacture of some of the brands owned by the Just Group (Just Jeans) has a poor record respecting the rights of their workers. Write and demand that these companies uphold the basic rights of workers who make their goods.
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Write to Puma
Write to the CEO of Puma to tell him you think that workers who make Puma gear should be paid decent wages.
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Send us your receipts
- Each time you buy sports shoes or sportswear, mail us a copy of the receipt with a note saying that you wish you could buy clothes and shoes made under decent conditions. We'll use this evidence of consumer concern to pressure the brands to respect workers' rights by delivering these receipts to sports brands.
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Tell Nike to JUST STOP IT
Demand that Nike respect workers' rights. Fill out the online JUST STOP IT petition and encourage your family, friends and workmates to do the same. We'll then forward your names on to Nike.
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Sign the Close the Gap pledge
Sign the pledge to make sure that the government commits to improving the health outcomes of Indigenous Australians within 25 years.
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Sign the petition asking the Australian Government to act on climate change
Our neighbours in the Pacific aren't thinking about how climate change will affect them. They already know. Many will have to leave their homes because of increasing sea levels. Sign our petition asking our government to move beyond the short falls of the UN climate talks in Copenhagen and take strong action on climate change in 2010.
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Become a Friend of the Mekong
Become a friend of the Mekong and join Oxfam Australia in action.