Meeting with Ministers on Green Climate Fund in WA
Oxfam were very kindly invited by one of our newest Rockingham Group member, Minister Gary Gray, to a meeting with Minister Simon Crean on climate change and the carbon tax.
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Harvesting a brighter future: Ambaji and Suman
Since Indian organisation SAKAV started helping them, Indigenous couple Suman and Ambaji have made major progress, cultivating enough veges that they can feed themselves and sell the rest for profit.
Indonesian migrant worker advocate wins human rights award
Workers’ rights advocate Anis Hidayah has received the Human Rights Watch Alison Des Forges Award for her tireless efforts to ensure justice and human rights for Indonesian migrant workers.
Would you rate company CSR practices?
There has been a proliferation of company rating schemes in the past few years, but when it comes to improving workers’ rights are they really such a good thing?
Waiting for water
Carly Sheehan travels to the village of Dillo in Ethiopia, where Oxfam is currently reaching over 8,500 people with clean water.
Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 4: Clem
By turns an advocate between doctor and patient, a crusader against diabetes, and a contact point for the Indigenous community, Aboriginal health worker Clem Jetta tells us how he's trying to Close the Gap.
In northern Ethiopia, weather insurance protects against drought
In Adi Ha, northern Ethiopia, a growing number of farmers now have a means of managing some of the region's unpredictability: weather insurance for their crops.
Australia pricing pollution will impact global efforts on climate change
With the announcement of Australia’s plan to put a price on pollution still making headlines and creating debate, our Climate Tracker Clancy had the timely opportunity to meet with Australia’s Ambassador for Climate Change, Louise Hand in Canberra.
Dadaab: a crack in the sky
Nicole Johnston from Oxfam Great Britain is unexpectantly buoyed by the incredible energy that is generated by the half a million people living in Dadaab, the world’s biggest refugee camp.
Hungry? Be the first to tackle land grabs
In recent years, wealthy investors from across the globe have invested heavily in cheap farmland in poor countries, often for commercial use. Join the campaign to stop land grabs and GROW justice.
