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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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Kavita stands with her two daughters outside their temporary shelter after the Nepal earthquake struck on 25 April 2015.

October 5, 2015

Schools in Action: Aussie schools support Nepal (part 1)

In this 'Schools in Action' series, we take a look at the amazing work undertaken by Australian schools in partnership...

Fadi Elbarbar teaches at St Monica's in Epping where he introduced interactive Fairtrade resources.

September 25, 2015

Guest blogger: Fadi Elbarbar gives us Food 4 Thought

Fadi Elbarbar is the Social Justice Coordinator at St Monica’s in Epping, Victoria. Apart from being a star teacher, he...

August 20, 2015

Taking Action: The VicSRC Congress

The Victorian Student Representative Council hosted more than 200 of Victoria’s most effervescent kids for their annual congress. In this...

June 2, 2015

Three TEDx talks changing the game in Australian education

What will education look like in the 21st century? Globalisation, the rise of standardised testing, and the technological revolution has...

May 31, 2015

Oxfam Schools Program: meet Lucy

Lucy McCredie has been lending a helping hand at Oxfam’s Schools Program since November last year, in between finishing her...

April 24, 2015

Term two featured school resource: fair trade

For many students, shopping is already tied to their lives. It’s what they do on the weekend, it forms part...

April 7, 2015

How can students ‘take action’?

You and your students are fired up about an issue — global poverty, Indigenous rights and equality, ethical fashion, the...

Close the Gap School Instagram Competition. Photo: Peter Izzard/OxfamAUS

April 2, 2015

Can one student’s Instagram post change the world?

In its second year, the Close the Gap Instagram competition received more than 140 entries from across the nation. And...

March 2, 2015

Schools in action: Hornsby Girls High School

Year Ten students from Hornsby Girls High School spent last year campaigning against the exploitation of the Bangladeshi workers who...

February 23, 2015

Oxfam’s Schools Program: meet Nick

As part of Educating for Change, we want you to get to know us better. Nick Chester is a recent...

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February 16, 2015

10 photos that rocked last year’s Close the Gap student photo challenge

Instagram may have a reputation as a breeding ground for selfies and photos of brunch, but in March there’s a...

February 9, 2015

Schools in Action: Lyndhurst Secondary College’s epic Hunger Banquet

Can you believe that in 2015, 1 in 9 people still go to bed hungry every night? So as part...