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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

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Soon after sunrise, Umikalsum, 41, brings his son's catch from the boat to the family home. She lives in Kubur Cina, a neighbordhood of Lewoleba, Nubatukan subdistrict, Lembata district, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia.

August 9, 2013

Hunger is on the menu this election

Thousands of Oxfam supporters have been calling for all parties to prioritise global hunger and food security since the start...

August 8, 2013

Oxfam Journeying for Recognition with Recognise

Oxfam has been working for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people since 2010. So when the idea of...

July 26, 2013

Katies and Millers take action on safety in Bangladesh

Thanks to the great work of Oxfam supporters like you, another major Australian clothing retailer has now signed the Bangladesh...

July 10, 2013

400 turn out at Make Poverty History Perth forum with Julie Bishop

By Paddy Cullen, Campaigns Coordinator (WA) Around 400 people crowded into the Subiaco Church of Christ last Tuesday (July 2) for a...

July 2, 2013

4500km Global Poverty Walk – the finish line

By Tom Maker – Campaigns & Events Management Intern A question I often hear in relation to an issue as...

June 11, 2013

Transparency and mining in Cambodia

Civil society, government and mining, oil and gas industry representatives gathered in Sydney last week at the 6th global Extractive...

June 6, 2013

Less Meat = Greater Food Security

Did you know that Australians are the third largest meat eaters in the world? Only Luxembourg and the USA are...

June 6, 2013

Singing, cooking and a rally help launch GROW in Timor-Leste

Day 1. Monday June 3rd The GROW campaign launch in Timor-Leste got off to a great start today at the...

June 3, 2013

How can our political parties tackle global hunger this election?

By Clancy Moore Adriana is one of the many small-scale farmers around the world. However, in her village many people...

May 30, 2013

Going bananas for Oxfam’s GROW campaign

By Gavin Lower It’s not every day you get to dress up as a vegetable or a piece of...

May 23, 2013

GROWing a better future in Papua New Guinea

Last month, Oxfam launched its GROW campaign in Papua New Guinea and released two new short films that show how...

May 10, 2013

The world is watching, will Australia do the right thing?

People all over the world stand to be impacted by the federal budget announcement next week. And just as the...