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What’s happening in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon?

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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Members of the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Cultural Fishing, together with Traditional Owners, at Mystery Bay, NSW, on the morning of the hearing in Narooma in July 2022

August 9, 2022

Cultural fishing: Rights to an ancient practice left unprotected

Testimony by South Coast Aboriginal people has spelled out the cost to their communities from the refusal of successive governments...

August 2, 2022

Youth voices from 15 years of the Gaza blockade

2022 marks 15 years of the Gaza blockade, which continues to prevent young people from achieving their dreams and living...

July 6, 2022

This NAIDOC Week, join William Cooper’s long walk to freedom

By Alf ‘Uncle Boydie’ Turner (pictured right) and Jimi Peters (pictured left) While the name Nelson Mandela is known worldwide, few...

Naidoc Week 2022 Oxfam's History Working with First Peoples

July 4, 2022

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with Us

The first week of July marks the start of NAIDOC Week, where we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of...

Lilisiana, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands: Grace Namoi (19), a student at the local high school, walks through water left in the town square after a high tide. Grace worries about the future of her town with the visible impacts of a changing climate.

June 7, 2022

Loss and damage finance: where the rubber hits the road for climate justice

Extreme weather events and increasing humanitarian need Continued inaction has created a climate crisis with more extreme weather events happening...

Oxfam CE Lyn Morgain and David Jago - grandson of Aboriginal political activist and community leader William Cooper

April 28, 2022

Welcome to Ngapa!

Oxfam Australia is privileged to name our new head office "Ngapa" in honour of William Cooper.

April 11, 2022

From little things big things grow

We’re thrilled to learn that the film The Ripple Effect has picked up a major award at the Sport Australia Media Awards.

March 8, 2022

What She Makes movement on IWD

Women everywhere should have access to period products, nutritious food and be free to exercise and move their body, allowing...

The traditional connection to land and waters is inextricably linked to the identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

March 8, 2022

Time to respect First Peoples’ traditional fishing rights

Aboriginal communities along the South Coast of NSW face constant surveillance, harassment and prosecution for carrying out their ancient fishing...

Adriana Wale - Image Credit: Collin Leafasia/Oxfam

March 3, 2022

IPCC report: climate change is already hurting the world’s most vulnerable

This new report on climate change shows that the impacts of global warming are not something in the distant future,...

woman with clothing tag and banner that says naughty or nice. Christmas theam

November 25, 2021

Who is Naughty and Who is Nice in 2021?

Three major clothing companies in Australia – Lorna Jane, Myer and The Just Group - have failed to take the...

November 10, 2021

Climate justice is about more than emissions reductions

Funding required to support low-income countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change, also known as climate finance, as well...