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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 22, 2019

Cotton On cotton on to living wages

Cotton On has just announced they are strengthening their commitment to a living wage! Congratulations, Cotton On.

February 19, 2019

Kmart and Target take a big step forward on living wages!

To celebrate, comedian Sammy J recorded a special thank you message to congratulate them. Watch the video.

Help farming families in Ghana leave poverty behind with clean water and compost solutions.

February 18, 2019

Nurturing land and life in Ghana

Poverty is a complex problem with many causes. But when you break it down, sometimes the best solutions are remarkably...

Rohingya refugee Asia Bibi* with solar powered lamp provided by Oxfam, in her shelter in the camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

February 6, 2019

How your donation is helping Rohingya refugees rebuild

Thanks to you, Oxfam teams are on the ground in Bangladesh, working to improve living conditions for the many Rohingya...

Things are looking up for Nathaniel* since Oxfam installed the new water supply in his village in Papua New Guinea. Photo: Patrick Moran/OxfamAUS. * Name changed to protect identity.

January 23, 2019

Voices January 2019

Thanks to you, we’ve reached 22.3 million people in the past year with life-saving emergency aid or life-changing solutions to...

January 11, 2019

Thank you for tackling poverty with us in 2018

When people needed help in 2018, you gave them hope.

January 15, 2019

Clean water means a bright future

Thanks to Oxfam supporters, Miriam's community in rural Zambia has clean, safe, water every single day.

November 26, 2018

Let me tell you about the strong women I met in Zambia

Let Oxfam Australia's storyteller, Kate, tell you about the strong women she met in Zambia, and how they fight to...

November 23, 2018

What She Makes Game

Try out this classroom round table role play/ debate game!

Help save lives from cholera today

November 22, 2018

Meet amazing Annie: she’s on a mission to save lives

Annie is a beacon of hope in her community in Zambia. She's on a mission to empower and educate her...

Photo: Abbie Trayler-Smith/OxfamAUS

November 8, 2018

A shaky arrival in Nepal

Lives were lost, homes reduced to rubble, and livelihoods shattered — but Muna survived. And amid the chaos, she welcomed...

Melinda was diagnosed with cholera when she was eight months pregnant. Clean water and sanitation can help families in Zambia protect themselves from cholera.

November 9, 2018

Surviving cholera was an extra special Gift for Melinda

Melinda and her family live in a town called John Laing in Lusaka, Zambia. She was nearly nine months pregnant...