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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.

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

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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...

August 12, 2015

Volunteer Spotlight: Lauren from Oxfam campaigns

Lauren volunteers with the Campaigns and Engagement team in the Brisbane office and has assisted with campaigns around the G20...

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...

August 4, 2015

Joint Statement on racism directed at Adam Goodes

“Australia must and can be better than this” Following the weekend’s events when prominent Aboriginal AFL player and former Australian...

February 23, 2015

Oxfam’s Schools Program: meet Nick

As part of Educating for Change, we want you to get to know us better. Nick Chester is a recent...

February 19, 2015

A lifeline for Somali families is hanging by a thread

The money sent home to loved ones by Somalis living abroad makes up a huge proportion of the country’s economy...

February 9, 2015

Schools in Action: Lyndhurst Secondary College’s epic Hunger Banquet

Can you believe that in 2015, 1 in 9 people still go to bed hungry every night? So as part...

January 29, 2015

Interactive map; our work on extractive industries

The sheer scale and intensity of mining, oil and gas exploration and extraction today is unprecedented.Each year more than 50...

January 13, 2015

Challenges remain for Haiti five years after devastating quake

Five years ago this month, the most powerful earthquake to hit Haiti in 200 years struck the teeming capital of...

January 6, 2015

2014 in review: volunteers in the Volunteer Engagement Team

2014 was a big year for the Volunteer Engagement Team (VET). Our small team of two in Melbourne have been...

November 28, 2014

Volunteer spotlight: Miriam Lai from the youth team.

Miriam works with the Youth Engagement team in Sydney. Miriam contributes to social media for Oxfam's youth program, 3things. Discover...

November 24, 2014

3things has a whole new look!

We’ve just launched a brand new website, designed to give young people their daily fix of inspiration to change the...