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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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Make your Wish to End Poverty
You can make your wish to end global poverty, and contribute to the largest anti-poverty movement in history. Add your...
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Pakistan floods: "This is unique in my nation’s history"
Qasim Berech, 30, is a public health expert with Oxfam in Pakistan. He travelled to Upper Swat on 16 August....
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The votes are in!
Although the tally room madness won’t officially kick off until Saturday afternoon, here at Oxfam we’ve added up the votes...
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A whole lot of hot air
If you found Julia and Tony on the back seat of your car, what would you say to them? Australians...
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Pakistan floods: "The tip of the iceberg"
Oxfam Australia Emergencies Manager Richard Young talks to Channel 10 about the ongoing crisis in Pakistan. With torrential monsoon rains...
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World Humanitarian Day
Today (August 19th) is World Humanitarian Day, and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has produced a...
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The rise of the fairtrade ‘cool’ factor?
According to a three-part series on the history of coffee, even as late as the 1980s, coffee drinking in America...
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Passionate teachers bring opportunity
I’ve been visiting Oxfam-built schools in remote areas of Stung Treng province. We went to monitor post-construction progress, while doing...
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Pakistan floods: Saving livestock while fleeing Sindh
Floodwater is approaching fast to the district Daud in Sindh Province. Oxfam staffer Mubashar Hasan offers this heartbreaking eyewitness account...
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Changing the status quo for women workers
Last year I had the opportunity to join in some leadership training conducted by the NGO Kapal Perempuan. I learnt...
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Fremantle candidate’s forum
More than 200 people rocked up to a recent candidate’s forum in Fremantle where Labor incumbent Melissa Parke MP faced...
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A father wanting to provide
After losing my job, my everyday routine has been filled with activities which might ordinarily be carried out by women....
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