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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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February 11, 2016

The ledger’s not good: the hidden costs behind our banks’ unreal profits

The big four banks’ ledger is not good. Last year, ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac announced the unreal combined profit...

February 11, 2016

Volunteer spotlight: Jenny Gillett from Close the Gap, Perth

As we lead up to National Close the Gap Day on 17 March, Jenny shares why she's volunteering to promote...

February 10, 2016

“Righting the wrongs”: it’s our responsibility to Close the Gap

On the day our Prime Minister hands down his government’s annual Closing the Gap report into Indigenous disadvantage, Oxfam’s Close...

Irene smiles with holding two of her children in Zambia

February 22, 2016

These women are fighting against extreme poverty … with bananas.

Every day Irene would risk her life to water her crops and feed her children. Today, she's a co-producer at...

February 3, 2016

Oxfam is calling on Australians to call out racism

On Sunday, two men painted themselves black to represent ‘Indigenous Australians’ at an Aussie–icon themed party in the regional Victorian...

January 28, 2016

What do Jamie Oliver, Bette Midler, Don Cheadle and 120,000 others have in common?

The fact that just 62 people own as much as half the world’s population has made headlines around the world,...

Oxfam staffers at the Climate March rally

January 15, 2016

Climate justice: so hot right now!

2015 was a year of extremes. It was the hottest year on record for our earth. But 2015 also swept...

January 22, 2016

How you can continue the healing

Health professional and proud Noongar woman Vicki Wade reflects on her people’s struggle to overcome generations of disadvantage and the...

Barbara stands by the river to collect clean water. If everyone paid their fair share of tax, we could have a chance to meet the basic needs of people living in poverty, give them control over their own lives and the opportunity to change their futures.

January 18, 2016

The inequality stat that’s shocked the world

Extreme inequality is one of the defining issues of our time. Today, just 62 individuals have the same wealth as...

January 18, 2016

“Holding on tightly to our wealth diminishes us” — inspiring words from an Oxfam supporter

Fiona Ede is a passionate, long-term Oxfam supporter. We recently asked Fiona to share her dreams for the future and...

Oxfam Australia staff member Chrisanta Muli learns how to finish the MKS leather products and undertake quality control.

December 18, 2015

Last-minute gifts for under $50 at Oxfam Shop

Here’s our pick of ethical gifts for under $50

Oxfam Australia CEO Helen Szoke 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

December 16, 2015

The results are in: Oxfam in 2015

What have we accomplished in 2015? Watch our short year in review video and hear from Chief Executive of Oxfam...