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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
Hirsi Farah Ali. Photo: Alun McDonald/Oxfam

July 8, 2011

Drought and rising prices leave Somaliland families struggling for food

The worst drought in 60 years and rising food prices mean that families in Somaliland are struggling to find enough...

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July 8, 2011

Strong peacekeeping mission needed in South Sudan: let’s tweet

The UN Security Council is expected shortly to authorize a new peacekeeping mission in South Sudan to succeed the current...

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July 7, 2011

Australia’s responsibility on cluster bombs

In 2008, Australia signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions. To ratify this treaty, legislation is currently before our Parliament, but...

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July 5, 2011

NAIDOC Week 2011

It's NAIDOC Week, a time when we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Thet Win Aung is a volunteer intern for Oxfam Australia

July 5, 2011

Campaigning for Robin Hood in WA

Our intern Thet Win Aung describes his first experiences with Oxfam, in which we dress him up in a Robin...

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June 24, 2011

Hats off to The Robin Hood Tax in WA

Campaigners in Perth, Fremantle, Nedlands and Burswood took to the streets this week to mark the Robin Hood tax Global...

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June 24, 2011

Desmond Tutu on GROW

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu outlines why he is supporting Oxfam's GROW campaign, and what all have to aim for in...

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June 24, 2011

UN Climate talks show the importance of local action on climate change

Tracking the two weeks of talks at the UN Climate Change negotiations in Bonn, we've seen some positive signs emerge....

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June 23, 2011

Stopping hunger in Mozambique: Alberto

Meet 15-year-old Alberto Atanasio Malhaieie from Mabawane in Gaza Province, who received a goat and training to care for the...

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June 21, 2011

Show your support for Robin Hood

A Robin Hood Tax is a tiny financial transaction tax that could raise billions of dollars to fight climate change...

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June 17, 2011

Aid: a view from the street

Our friends over at the ONE campaign in the UK recently took to the streets to find out what the...

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June 17, 2011

Bonn climate talks – reflections from a first time tracker

Amazing, frustrating and truly inspiring. That's how our UN Climate Tracker Clancy Moore describes the UN climate talks currently underway...

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