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Oxfam News June 2008
Oxfam News – June 2008
In this issue, we look at the widening divide in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. We also highlight an innovative program in Western Australia that's helping Indigenous men reconnect with their culture and heritage. There is also insight into how owning a buffalo can mean the difference between destitution and survival in rural Cambodia.
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- Executive Director
- Cover story: Finding a voice
- Stone quarry workers in India live the hardest life imaginable - backbreaking work, for little pay, in hellish conditions. With our support, they are finding their voice and fighting for a better future.
- Closing the gap
- The Close the Gap campaign has been immensely successful since its launch a year ago. We look at the achievements so far and the challenges that remain.
- Recovery after the wave
- The Solomon Islands was ravaged by an earthquake and tsunami a year ago. We reveal the complexities of our disaster response.
- A place to belong
- Discover how a support group in Mozambique is helping people living with HIV feel valued by giving them space to share experiences and learn skills.
- Tracking the intervention
- Chris Roche reflects on the first 12 months of the former Howard Government’s emergency intervention in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory.
- A safe haven
- Women in Papua New Guinea receive vital counselling support.
- Smoking out a health crisis
- Chinese villagers learn how to avoid fluoride poisoning.
- Life as a refugee
- Two students tell of their visit to the Refugee Realities experience.
Editor Maureen Bathgate Photo Editor Martin Wurt Proofreader Chris Robinson Design Paoli Smith Print coordinator Kim Hayes Printed by Work & Turner Oxfam News is published quarterly by Oxfam Australia, 132 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053 Australia. ABN 18 055 208 636/CC29173 ISSN 1446-0521 The publisher does not necessarily endorse views expressed by contributors to Oxfam News. Available free to donors and supporters.