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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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Middle East Crisis: the latest
It has been over a year since the conflict in Gaza escalated — a year of families living without their homes, their loved ones or the basic supplies they need to survive.
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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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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...
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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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Change the date
As one of the most ethnically diverse nations in the world, Australia Day has become a way of celebrating everything...
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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...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Sol’s second chance
Sol Bellear, a Land Rights legend and a pioneer of Aboriginal media, sports legal and health services, says that nothing...
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