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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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Haiti six months on: rebuilding livelihoods
In the neighbourhood of Delmas 33 in Port-au-Prince, our community canteen projects are helping people to earn an income, and...
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Oxfam Australia and CarriageWorks present Exchange for Change
Exchange for Change: the festival for a fashionable world without poverty
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Pay to Work: Corrupt practices cause mounting frustration
The other morning I spoke with some villagers who live in the district surrounding the Ching Luh factory. They told...
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What will PM Julia Gillard do on climate change? Call her and ask!
With an election looming, do you know what the new PM is planning to do on climate change? Join 350.org...
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Does aid work?
Oxfam GB have produced a great animation detailing the effectiveness of aid, outlining where aid has made a difference to...
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Robin Hood down – but not out – at G20 Summit
After the G8 disgracefully dropped the ball on aid at what has been dubbed the ‘Summit of shame’, the G20...
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Make Poverty History Dickson Forum
On 9 June 2010, in the federal seat of Dickson, Make Poverty History held an electoral forum and asked the...
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Recruitment re-shuffled, but remains unfair
My own recruitment experience serves as evidence of this fact. Earlier this year I was finally offered to sit a...
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Committed to a better life
Sometimes my pain is difficult to withstand and I’m uncomfortable about even allowing myself to imagine that my hopes might...
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Using the world game for world good
As World Cup fever spreads, our friends over at Oxfam NZ have put together a handy list of those campaigns...
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Make Poverty History Geelong Electoral Forum
Make Poverty History are holding an electoral forum in Geelong
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Creative waste solutions in Haiti
An enormous amount of rubbish is created in the camps housing displaced people in Haiti, and dealing with it can...
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