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When you support Oxfam, you help create a world without the inequality that fuels poverty. Here’s what that looks like for the communities we work with.
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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.
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The Kyoto Question
Once again, the Kyoto question looks set to define Australia’s international standing on climate change, explains Oxfam Australia's UN Climate...
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Helena Christensen’s ‘Meltdown’
'The human race is living beyond its means, and the people in my photographs are bearing the brunt of the...
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Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Sundaradevi’s story (part 2)
She survived the floods and stayed strong when her husband left her. She got her land back after her father-in-law...
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Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Sundaradevi’s story (part 1)
This week, we introduce you to Alagaiah Sundaradevi, a single mother from the village of Dimbulagala. Unlike Chandrani and Indrani,...
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Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Indrani (part 2)
In part two of her interview, Indrani talks about being her family's primary breadwinner, encouraging other villagers to start their...
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Mother and daughter stoke climate change action in WA
By sheer coincidence, a mother and daughter from the Western Australian town of Nannup have both organised 'Land is Life'...
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Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Indrani (part 1)
After surviving the tsunami and years of poverty, Indrani is now thriving, thanks to her involvement in our home gardening...
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The Island President
Oxfam is excited to be teaming up with the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival to present "The Island President",...
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Winners and losers in the Durban climate deal
In the early hours of Sunday morning, governments meeting at the UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, set...
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Durban climate talks: how it all ended…
As the Durban climate talks entered into overtime early on Sunday morning, many delegates were sleeping under tables or on...
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Climate deal fails poor people
Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible as the...
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Durban climate talks going in to extra time
“We’re back!” These famous words by the US negotiator a few years ago, shortly after the election of Obama, had...
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