Category: Analysis & Opinion
The latest reports, analysis and opinion from Oxfam.
![Oxfam Australia CE Dr Helen Szoke (Right) and Shirley Laban, Manager of Oxfam’s climate change program in Vanuatu and Coordinator of the Vanuatu Climate Action Network, Takara village on Efate Island, Vanuatu. Photo: Groovy Banana/OxfamAUS 80734 HelenSzoke Vanuatu v1](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/80734_HelenSzoke-Vanuatu_v1.jpg)
Women MPs stride forward, but women’s issues remain lost
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The cliff hanger Federal election has been a bitter-sweet moment in the ongoing battle for gender equity in Australia. Oxfam Australia’s Chief Executive, Dr Helen Szoke says the major parties are yet to learn the value of engaging with women on the issues that matter to them. Read more »
![Photo: Alfredo Prado/OxfamAUS Oxfam staff members gather for National Close the Gap Day](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/redfern_1170.jpg)
After 228 years, we need some vision
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The current Federal Government promised a more proactive approach by placing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs within the Prime Minister’s Department and within Cabinet. But that bold start has now well and truly stalled. Read more »
![Inequality between the rich and the poor is showcased in this photograph of Tondo slum set against the cityscape of Manila, Philippines, 2014](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Inequality_91087lpr_1170.jpg)
Budget 2016: Do you know what’s missing?
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Budget 2016, it had it all: “the economy”, bracket creep, innovation, nimbleness, agility, debt and deficit. Surely that’s everything, right? Well, not quite. Read more »
![Photo: Luis Ascui/OxfamAUS cop wrap blog](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cop-wrap-blog.jpg)
The deal is done, now the real work begins…
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The Paris agreement is a true landmark. It goes beyond what many thought possible only a month ago. It was a deal made possible by the determined efforts of people around the world. People like you, who stood up and demanded more. Read more »
![Photo: Oxfam Climate Change negotiations are almost over. Will our world leaders make concrete commitments?](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/COP21_Opening-stunt_Oxfam_1170x500.jpg)
Halfway through the Paris climate negotiations – the clock is ticking
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We’re now halfway through the Paris climate negotiations. What happens now? Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator Simon Bradshaw checks in Read more »
![Photo: Oxfam America Women must be included in the community consent process](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Mining_womens-right-to-decide_Oxfam-America_1170x500.jpg)
Women’s right to decide: why oil, gas, and mining companies aren’t doing enough, and how that can change
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Oxfam’s Community Consent Index looks at the public commitments of 38 oil, gas, and mining companies in relation to women’s participation and decision-making in projects. The results are disappointing. Read more »
![Photo: Petterik Wiggers A young boy waits for a fresh cup of Somali yoghurt made from cow’s milk at the market in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Milk is one of the staple foods in Somalia.](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Somalia-remittances_Petterik-Wiggers_1170x500.jpg)
New assessment confirms major drop in remittances to Somalia
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Hundreds of thousands of Somalis depend on financial support from family working abroad — but a new assessment shows problems with the money transfer system are contributing to a significant reduction in vital remittance flows to vulnerable families in Somalia. Read more »
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Building a safer Africa with the Arms Trade Treaty
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Irresponsible and illegal arms deals continue to fuel conflict in Africa. But today is an important milestone in Oxfam’s campaign to control arms and save lives. Read more »
![Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ProtectionofCiviliansblog_648x431.jpg)
Making common sense of the Protection of Civilians
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In 2012, Oxfam Australia commenced a project with Dr Phoebe Wynn Pope and the Australian Civil-Military Centre to deepen understanding of how different actors – military and civilian, political and humanitarian – understand the concept of the Protection of Civilians (POC) in armed conflict. Access the report online. Read more »
![Pictured: Dr Simon Bradshaw and Shirley Laban. Photo: OxfamAU Photo: OxfamAUS](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SimonShirley_648x431.jpg)
Sharing lessons from Cyclone Pam in Samoa
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Just two months ago Vanuatu took a direct hit from Cyclone Pam — one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded in the South Pacific. You have seen the images, read the stories, and are no doubt following Vanuatu’s determined efforts to rebuild and recover. But there is another story waiting to be told. Read more »