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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 9, 2015

Schools in Action: Lyndhurst Secondary College’s epic Hunger Banquet

Can you believe that in 2015, 1 in 9 people still go to bed hungry every night? So as part...

February 5, 2015

Volunteer spotlight: Melbourne GROW and campaign event volunteers

Each year, the Campaigns team in Melbourne recruit a team of event volunteers. This awesome team are a key force...

February 5, 2015

Three schools who love National Close the Gap Day

Check out just some of the incredible schools from across Australia who participated in National Close the Gap Day 2014.

February 2, 2015

Help Josephine prepare for disaster

Like eight in every ten families in The Philippines, Josephine’s has been impacted by natural disaster. After a tornado struck...

January 29, 2015

Interactive map; our work on extractive industries

The sheer scale and intensity of mining, oil and gas exploration and extraction today is unprecedented.Each year more than 50...

January 23, 2015

Powering up against poverty: coal fired power is not the solution

Emissions produced from burning coal for power are the single biggest driver of climate change. And climate change is a...

January 22, 2015

Rising inequality hits home for Australia

Next year the richest 1% of people in the world will have more wealth than the other 99% of people....

January 20, 2015

Back to school, back into action.

Welcome to Educating for Change, Oxfam’s brand new Schools Program blog. You might remember us as Educators shaping change. Sorry...

January 19, 2015

2014 the hottest year globally since records began

Recently NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced 2014 as the hottest year globally since records began. A...

January 16, 2015

We’re for Australian aid

Welcome aboard! We look forward to campaigning for Australian Aid with you in 2015. All of us at Oxfam Australia...

January 13, 2015

Challenges remain for Haiti five years after devastating quake

Five years ago this month, the most powerful earthquake to hit Haiti in 200 years struck the teeming capital of...

January 9, 2015

Syrian refugees fight to survive snowstorm in the Middle East

Millions of Syrian refugees, many already struggling to cope through their third or fourth winter displaced from their homes, have...