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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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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....

March 22, 2018

A proud, straight-talking woman

For too long, the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have been unheard in Australia’s political landscape. But...

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...

January 24, 2018

Change the date

As one of the most ethnically diverse nations in the world, Australia Day has become a way of celebrating everything...

Meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council/Wikimedia Commons

October 18, 2017

For Australia’s UN appointment to have credibility, we need lasting reconciliation with our First Peoples

For Australia’s appointment to the United Nations Human Rights Council to have any credibility, the Government should address the significant...

Diana Pabi and Nelly Dau walk through Boigu Island cemetery, Torres Strait Islands, where graves are at risk of being washed into the sea.

July 17, 2017

Close to home: The climate crisis in the Torres Strait

Torres Strait Islanders have contributed almost nothing to the causes of climate change, but are being hit first and hardest...

March 16, 2017

“We need to have a say in what happens to our kids”

Born and bred in Alice Springs, Donna began her leadership journey at the age of 17, motivated to address the...

Cormach Evans has been training hard for an upcoming sporting fundraisier, to help combat the health issues faced by Indigenous men in his community.Photo: Ky White Photos

March 16, 2017

Paddling for men’s Indigenous health

After tackling his own mental health issues, Cormach Evans is now determined to improve the health and wellbeing of other...

National Close the Gap participants hold a banner in support of Indigenous health equality

March 9, 2017

10 shameful facts that will make you want to Close the Gap

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are faced with disproportionate rates of preventable disease, injury and mental health challenges. It's...

Kelly Langford (right) with Dr Tammy Krimpton and Dr Gary Sit at the 2016 AIDA Conference.
Photo: Brad Newton Photography/Copyright: AIDA

March 8, 2017

Action starts with acknowledgement: Closing the Gap with Indigenous health education

Kelly Langford, an Indigenous medical student, witnessed the heartbreaking burden of diabetes in her community and was inspired to take...

January 20, 2017

Schools in Action: Tully State School Close the Gap on Indigenous Health Inequality

Students at Tully State School in Northern Queensland were given ownership over their National Close the Gap Day event, and...

The Redfern All Blacks rugby league team, 1978.
Photo: Redfern All Blacks

February 16, 2017

Sol’s second chance

Sol Bellear, a Land Rights legend and a pioneer of Aboriginal media, sports legal and health services, says that nothing...