Talking to our Laos country director
Ever wondered what it’d be like working for Oxfam in the field? This interview with our Laos country director provides a rare glimpse into the highlights, the challenges, and the day-to-day details of her work.
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CHOGM potential not quite reached
CHOGM has come and CHOGM has gone with much talk about the lack of any tangible results that warrant the expense of bringing 53 of the world’s leaders together, especially in the area of human rights.
Clean Energy Future Legislation just the starting point for Australia’s climate catch-up
The passage of the Clean Energy Future legislation in Parliament today is a positive first step in catching up to other nations on tackling climate change.
Small steps for G20, giant leap for Robin Hood
It’s amazing how developments unfold little by little at the G20 Summit. Here, it’s all about details. Oxfam's Victoria Marzilli reports on progress in France.
G20: the verdict
Our friends at the Robin Hood Tax campaign provide us with a wrap-up of the G20 meeting in France.
Providing free health care in Mogadishu
21-year-old Maryana, a nurse for one of Oxfam’s Somali partners, works at an emergency therapeutic centre in Mogadishu. Here she talks about the many challenges she faces in providing free health care to thousands of malnourished children.
Clean water saves lives: Oeun’s story
Kut Oeun, a 35-year-old mother of four in rural Cambodia, is the face of our 2011 Water Appeal. But she’s more than just a face on a campaign. Oeun and her family spoke to Oxfam Australia at length about life in their village, particularly the struggles that come from having limited access to clean water.
Since you asked
Often, stories about aid work raise as many questions as they answer. So this year we’re trying something new with our annual water appeal. In addition to giving you first-person accounts from the people we work with, we’re also introducing an interactive Q&A feature.
Oxfam welcomes Government’s commitment to new partnership to Close the Gap in Indigenous health
The Australian Government’s announcement that it will work in partnership with the new National Health Leadership Forum (NHLF) to achieve health equality for Indigenous peoples within a generation heralds the start of a new era in Indigenous health.
A Robin Hood Tax at the G20
Prime Minister Gillard is about to embark across the ocean to France for the G20 summit meeting, where Oxfam Australia hopes Australia will support a Robin Hood Tax, reports Sarah Norton.
