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June 11, 2020

Australia must contribute its fair share to the UN COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan

In fragile states, war zones and in poor countries, the human and economic costs of COVID-19 threaten to kill millions...

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Kangaroo hopping away from bushfires

January 31, 2020

Australia is learning firsthand what our neighbours have suffered for years

The bushfires have shown us what climate change looks like. A reality millions are facing today all over the world....

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December 17, 2019

Turning your emergency donation into instant aid with Blockchain

New Blockchain technology has the potential to deliver emergency cash transfers in a faster, cheaper and more transparent fashion than...

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Children hold onions outside their school building

July 12, 2019

How onions are helping families to smile in Papua New Guinea

Thanks to you, we're empowering families in PNG to earn an income through onion farming - which means that their...

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Thank you for donating to the Nepal Earthqauke appeal

April 17, 2018

A gift from the heart when tragedy strikes

When earthquakes devastated Nepal in 2015, thousands of lives were lost. Without the generosity of Oxfam supporters, families like Til's...

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Nur*, 18 stands outside the Oxfam toilet that was installed near where she and her family have set up a home high on a hill in Balukali Camp, Bangladesh

April 13, 2018

Foreign aid: Australia must match the generosity of those we’re helping

Australia needs a generous and stable aid program that leaves no one behind, bolsters the capacity and responsibility of countries...

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April 6, 2018

Beyond safeguards: why advocacy is critical

Systems and safeguards are critical measures to prevent abuse and protect the rights of women and girls. But sexual misconduct,...

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Syria Crisis: How can we go back to a Syria that no longer exists?

March 15, 2018

How can we go back to a Syria that no longer exists?

Seven years after the Syria crisis began, women, children and men continue to bear the brunt of a conflict marked...

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March 13, 2018

Famine looms in South Sudan

South Sudan's brutal four-year civil war has left four million people displaced and killed thousands. It has also forced millions...

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March 9, 2018

Working with our First Peoples – a history

In this edited extract from the book Practical Visionaries, Susan Blackburn explains how Oxfam’s predecessor, Community Aid Abroad (CAA), began...

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Malakal IDP Camp South Sudan

December 15, 2017

The latest push for peace in South Sudan: we must end this war.

It's been five years since civil war broke out in South Sudan. Earlier this year, Oxfam International's Executive Director, Winnie...

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September 27, 2017

We’d like to dedicate this one to you

Last week, thanks to your support, Oxfam Australia was presented with ‘Best Social Innovation’ at the 2017 Australian Financial Review’s...

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