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Members of the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Cultural Fishing, together with Traditional Owners, at Mystery Bay, NSW, on the morning of the hearing in Narooma in July 2022

August 9, 2022

Cultural fishing: Rights to an ancient practice left unprotected

Testimony by South Coast Aboriginal people has spelled out the cost to their communities from the refusal of successive governments...

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Uncle Boydie and Jimi Peters

July 6, 2022

This NAIDOC Week, join William Cooper’s long walk to freedom

By Alf ‘Uncle Boydie’ Turner (pictured right) and Jimi Peters (pictured left) While the name Nelson Mandela is known worldwide, few...

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Naidoc Week 2022 Oxfam's History Working with First Peoples

July 4, 2022

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with Us

The first week of July marks the start of NAIDOC Week, where we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of...

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Oxfam CE Lyn Morgain and David Jago - grandson of Aboriginal political activist and community leader William Cooper

April 28, 2022

Welcome to Ngapa!

Oxfam Australia is privileged to name our new head office "Ngapa" in honour of William Cooper.

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The Ripple Effect

April 11, 2022

From little things big things grow

We’re thrilled to learn that the film The Ripple Effect has picked up a major award at the Sport Australia Media Awards.

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The traditional connection to land and waters is inextricably linked to the identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

March 8, 2022

Time to respect First Peoples’ traditional fishing rights

Aboriginal communities along the South Coast of NSW face constant surveillance, harassment and prosecution for carrying out their ancient fishing...

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NRW 2021 web banner

May 31, 2021

National Reconciliation Week – a time for truth-telling

The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria — established in an historic first in 2019 as the elected voice for Aboriginal...

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February 19, 2021

Beating COVID: how Aboriginal communities mobilised to fight the pandemic

When the threat of COVID-19 became fully apparent last year, First Peoples health organisations across Australia swung quickly into action...

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Kangaroo hopping away from bushfires

January 31, 2020

Australia is learning firsthand what our neighbours have suffered for years

The bushfires have shown us what climate change looks like. A reality millions are facing today all over the world....

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Oxfam Australia Straight Talk

March 22, 2018

A proud, straight-talking woman

For too long, the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have been unheard in Australia’s political landscape. But...

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FebeNews ClosetheGap

March 9, 2018

Working with our First Peoples – a history

In this edited extract from the book Practical Visionaries, Susan Blackburn explains how Oxfam’s predecessor, Community Aid Abroad (CAA), began...

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Photo: mjmediabox / Alamy Stock Photo

January 24, 2018

Change the date

As one of the most ethnically diverse nations in the world, Australia Day has become a way of celebrating everything...

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