On 2 February 2011, Oxfam Australia provided a submission to the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness, established by the Australian Government to review Australia’s aid program and guide the future direction of aid policy. Read full release »
International development agency Oxfam Australia has urged the Coalition to drop its reported proposal to cut $373m in overseas aid to Africa. Read full release »
One good news story to come out of Tuesday night’s Federal Budget was the increase to $4.3billion for Australia’s international aid program. You might not have realised this was a good news story because it was yet another example of the Rudd Government’s failure to communicate its achievements to the Australian public. Read full release »
For every phone recycled by December 31 MobileMuster will donate the gift of a chicken through Oxfam Unwrapped to a family in need overseas Read full release »
International aid agency Oxfam welcomed today's decision by the Rudd Government to change the Family Planning Guidelines, which apply to Australia's overseas development program. Read full release »
With the global financial crisis creating a $2 million hole in its 2008 budget, Oxfam Australia is urging Australians to consider charitable gift giving this Christmas. Read full release »
International aid agency Oxfam has estimated the global financial crisis will create a $2 million hole in its budget before the end of this year, and is appealing for urgent help from its supporters. Read full release »
The spirit of Christmas will extend all the way from the living rooms of Melbourne to poor communities around the world this year with the purchase of Christmas trees from Oxfam. Read full release »
As a part of a global campaign led by Oxfam called in my name, celebrities and dignitaries have recorded video clips to pressure governments to work harder to meet the MDGs that aim to halve global poverty by 2015. Read full release »
A clear manifesto for tackling poverty in the 21st century from the international aid agency Oxfam was launched in Australia today. Read full release »
Oxfam Australia's announcement regarding the latest Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development figures regarding the level of foreign aid to developing countries. Read full release »
Today on the occasion of International Women's Day, Oxfam Australia celebrates its women aid workers who have dedicated their lives to ending human poverty and suffering in some of the world's poorest countries. Read full release »
Oxfam Australia today announced its alternative gift catalogue Unwrapped had raised over $4 million, breaking all previous Christmas sales records. Read full release »
Christmas gift shoppers have six days left to purchase Oxfam Unwrapped gifts so that cards will be sent in time for Christmas. Read full release »
Sales of Unwrapped gifts are up fifty percent on last year indicating that Australians are increasingly generous. Read full release »
Corinne Grant launches Oxfam Unwrapped with a 'live' stall at the Victoria Market Read full release »
Oxfam supporter Mark Scholinz is trekking across the Great Wall of China to raise money for Oxfam. Read full release »
Official Opening of Oxfam Australia's new National Office. Read full release »
Following today's announcement by World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz of his resignation, international development agency Oxfam is calling for the next leader to be appointed based on merit, through an open and accountable process. Read full release »
Actor Scarlett Johansson has joined international agency Oxfam in the fight against poverty following a life-changing trip to India and Sri Lanka. During her ten-day visit, Scarlett learned how investing in education and basic health-care are vital to saving lives and lifting millions of poor children and families out of poverty. She also met Indian women who've survived domestic violence and Tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka. Read full release »