When calamity equals major profit: why a windfall tax is the fairest way to ensure everybody benefits when big business booms
Over the past couple of years, 722 of the world’s biggest corporations have raked in more than $1 trillion in windfall profits. These massive, unexpected gains were made during the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. The numbers are truly mind-boggling. While prices and interest rates are on the rise, these large corporations have been cashing […]Embedding Equality in the Loss and Damage Fund
Read our two part report on the Loss and Damage Fund Part 1 | Part 2 Oxfam has released a two part report recommending how Australia can help ensure the success of the new Loss and Damage Fund which aims to support people in developing countries most adversely impacted by climate change. The most profound […]
Oxfam’s 2022 Pakistan Flood Relief
In August 2022, the Government of Pakistan declared a ‘national emergency’ as torrential monsoon rains inundated the country. The flooding killed at least 1,700 people, destroyed millions of homes, farmland and caused billions in economic losses. At one point, a third of the country was underwater. Despite the devastation of the floods, communities are recovering […]
Oxfam’s Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Response: 6 Months On
After two powerful earthquakes devastated large parts of southern Türkiye (Turkey) and northern Syria in February, millions have been left homeless. Many of the buildings that didn’t collapse are now riddled with cracks and will need to be demolished. More than one million people are either living in overcrowded emergency shelters, or in government-supported tent cities […]
Statement of solidarity: Oxfam condemns the killing of union leader, Shahidul Islam
Oxfam stands in solidarity with the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF), trade union leaders and all human rights defenders who stand up for workers’ rights and protect human rights. Oxfam learned of the horrific news of the brutal murder of Shahidul Islam, a union leader who was beaten to death on June 25th […]Media Releases
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Melbourne to host final walk to end poverty in March
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Australia and G20 countries failing to cut greenhouse gas emissions to below ‘catastrophic’ levels
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Pacific grassroots leaders to deliver climate action message to Canberra
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Allies for Uluru call for action: ‘The time for change is now’
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Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney unites walkers to fight poverty and inequality
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Oxfam reaction to ALP National Conference resolution on aid budget
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