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Palestinian Territory, Occupied: Children and their families are returning to their homes or the remains of their homes to check the status of their homes. Photo: Alef Multimedia Company/Oxfam
Climate Change negotiations are almost over. Will our world leaders make concrete commitments?

December 8, 2015

Halfway through the Paris climate negotiations – the clock is ticking

We're now halfway through the Paris climate negotiations. What happens now? Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator Simon Bradshaw checks in

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December 2, 2015

Nothing really. We just made history.

Over the weekend, at The People’s Climate March, we made history. And it was truly, awesomely epic. A momentous, tell-your-grand...

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Banks must take a zero tolerance approach to land grabs

October 6, 2015

Big banks beware: there are now no excuses

Oxfam's new report describes how Australia's big four banks can construct an approach with zero tolerance for land grabs.

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School kids in Tial village raise their hands for Sustainable Development Goals

September 25, 2015

“Did you say we could end extreme poverty in 15 years?”

In just the past 15 years we’ve helped halve extreme poverty; and now we need to finish the job. The...

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4 people smiling, wearing Make Poverty History Tshirts

August 18, 2015

So what have we achieved in 15 years (and where to from here)?

As world leaders prepare to meet in NY at the end of September to agree on a second round of...

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August 11, 2015

Australia’s climate targets a major blow for Pacific neighbours

Australia’s announcement today of its post-2020 emission reduction targets is woefully inadequate and risks an even more challenging future for...

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July 6, 2015

Want Australia to lead on climate? Call the Captain now!

With Cabinet set to decide on Australia’s future climate targets any day now, the PM needs to hear directly from...

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June 18, 2015

PM Abbott stands at the climate action crossroads

By Oxfam Australia’s Food and Climate Justice Campaign Lead, Ula Majewski It’s crunch time in Canberra, with key ministers expected...

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June 22, 2015

Australia: Show us the money to help end poverty in Addis Ababa

Helping to end poverty and inequality, and supporting communities to tackle climate change – they’re the biggest challenges facing the...

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Goreti Kirua from Papua New Guinea’s East Sepik region (pictured) holding payment papers she received from a logging company. “Foreigners forced us to sign consent forms; then they destroyed our forest,” says Goreti. Photo: Vlad Sokhin/OxfamAUS

June 5, 2015

Our banks need to listen and act!

Land grabs are not only plunging affected communities into poverty; it’s also bad for business. Shona Hawkes, Sustainable Food Advocacy...

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May 26, 2015

What is food and nutrition security?

By Kate Wingrove, Dietician and Campaigns Volunteer On 26 May 2015, government representatives, researchers and civil society organisations will meet...

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May 21, 2015

The good news and the bad news for garment workers in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is well known for the appalling conditions under which many of its garment sector employees have to work. Both...

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