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When you support Oxfam, you help create a world without the inequality that fuels poverty. Here’s what that looks like for the communities we work with.
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What’s happening in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon?
On 15 January 2025, a temporary ceasefire was announced, coming into effect on 19 January. Here's the latest update on the situation in Gaza and the wider region.
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Anne Batt – Gets a medal for 52 years of volunteering with Oxfam
On World Humanitarian day, August 19th Anne Batt received a medal in recognition for 52 years of volunteering for Oxfam...
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Interview with Mr Chheng: the man working within the system
By Robin Narciso, Oxfam Australia Oxfam Australia, WWF and the Danish Government Aid Agency (Danida) have been collaborating with Cambodia’s...
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Walking Across America
‘How often do you see a guy pushing a stroller along highways in the middle of America?’ Weird looks and...
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The Impact of Mekong Dams on Women
One of our areas of work in the Mekong Region is ‘Hydropower and Gender’. But what does the construction of...
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Marshalling the Pacific Response to the Climate Challenge
In 2010 Oxfam visited Kiribati and Tuvalu to gather stories on climate change impacts in the Pacific. Next month all...
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Make Poverty History Forum – Hasluck
On Sunday August 11, sitting MP Ken Wyatt will join Labor Candidate Adrian Evans and Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, to...
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Creative Ways to Save Energy
By Tori Sanderson, Oxfam GROW Team Intern This month’s GROW challenge on saving energy in the home has been one of the...
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GROW Challenge #5: Watch your Waste
By Tori Sanderson, Oxfam GROW Team Intern There are 870 million hungry people in the world, but at least one third...
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Avoiding waste in the kitchen
By Julie Goodwin – Oxfam GROW ambassador According to Foodwise, Australians waste about $8 billion of edible food per year. That figure is...
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Surprise over the Mekong Dams: Oxfam is Turning the Tide
The first thing that my supervisor did when I got back from my field trip last week was to place...
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Australian Government increases aid for Syrian Crisis
The Australian Government has announced that they will be contributing an additional $21.5 million in humanitarian assistance for people affected...
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The Mekong Deal: The rich cash in, the poor pay
By Robin Narciso – an Oxfam volunteer in Phnom Penh What is extreme poverty? Living on under a dollar per...
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