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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

March 10, 2011

Urban Disasters – Lessons from Haiti

What are the lessons aid agencies can learn from the Haiti earthquake? This short video summarises the findings of the...

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Jo Vallentine.Photo: OxfamAUS

March 8, 2011

Thank You Jo Vallentine, for 32 years of Oxfam support and activism

On the 100th anniversary of International Women’s day we’d like to take a moment to thank Jo Vallentine, who has...

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Photo: Rodney Dekker/OxfamAUS

March 8, 2011

Tuvalu: the island being destroyed by climate change

Reverend Tafue Lasama writes in Crikey about the recent king tides to hit his home, and the impact of climate...

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Annie Lennox. Photo: Mike Owen/Oxfam

March 8, 2011

F-word must be refreshed and reclaimed by a new generation

Why can we fly to the moon, but not put an end to gender-based violence, asks Oxfam ambassador Annie Lennox.

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Photo: Dustin Barter/OxfamAUS

March 8, 2011

WASH on film: setting the scene

I’ve just returned from visiting tiny Pon Chea village where we began making our film about water, sanitation and hygiene...

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Image courtesy Control Arms www.controlarms.org

March 4, 2011

Ammunition in the Arms trade Treaty: Is it possible?

Since I’ve been working on the Control Arms campaign with Oxfam Australia, I’ve been particularly interested in the issue of...

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Photo: Jess Gracey Jacobson/OxfamAUS

March 3, 2011

Oxfam Summer in Tasmania

Mel O'Neil gave up her summer to follow music festivals and markets around Tasmania. All in the name of our...

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Photo: Jane Beesley/Oxfam

March 1, 2011

Haiti: A year in the life of Marie Carole Boucicaut

We follow one year in the life of Marie Carole Boucicaut, whose Port-au-Prince grocery store was destroyed in the January...

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February 27, 2011

Cue up for more ethical clothing!

Australian fashion pioneer Cue determined to walk the talk on labour rights.

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Photo: Rodney Dekker/OxfamAUS

February 25, 2011

Mayor sees the bigger picture on climate change

Dr Brad Pettitt, electric bike rider, aid worker, professor of sustainability, and probably the coolest Mayor Fremantle ever had, is...

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February 25, 2011

Tides of Resilience in Federation Square

Oxfam's involvement in the Melbourne Sustainability Festival enabled thousands of people to truly understand the plight of people in Bangladesh...

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Photo: Timothy Herbert/OxfamAUS

February 25, 2011

One Just World

On Tuesday night, the Oxfam Summer Team attended the One Just World forum in Federation Square, Melbourne as part of...

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