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Meg Quartermaine

December 8, 2017

Bearing witness on Manus Island

Oxfam Australia's Humanitarian Lead, Meg Quartermaine, traveled to Manus Island as part of an Australian delegation of INGOs to explore...

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March 31, 2017

“I am worried about my children. What will they eat?”

For more than 16 months, Ethiopia has been in drought. Water reserves are running out, crops are burnt and dying,...

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March 24, 2017

How we’re scraping by through the Yemen war

With the international media focused on the war in Syria, the Yemeni crisis is largely forgotten. The country is under...

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December 14, 2016

Oxfam and Coldplay join forces to support people’s Right to Refuge

This December Coldplay has invited Oxfam on the road for their five Australian tour dates to raise awareness of the...

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December 7, 2016

I hear you: Hollywood actors read powerful stories of refugees

Amidst the largest refugee crisis since WW2, Oxfam has partnered with some of the best storytellers in the world to...

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Wardeh was displaced from her hometown due to the conflict in Syria. Credit: Islam Mardini / Oxfam

October 3, 2016

As violence worsens in Aleppo, Oxfam is working to keep Syrians healthy and safe

The situation in Syria continues to deteriorate after a failed ceasefire, and Oxfam is working to restore safe water and...

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September 19, 2016

What should our PM say about refugees? Here are 9 ideas…

In a few days, the global community will meet in New York to talk refugees — and Prime Minister Turnbull...

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A young boy waits for a fresh cup of Somali yoghurt made from cow’s milk at the market in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Milk is one of the staple foods in Somalia.

October 9, 2015

New assessment confirms major drop in remittances to Somalia

Hundreds of thousands of Somalis depend on financial support from family working abroad — but a new assessment shows problems...

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Hargeisa Market, Somalia

February 19, 2015

A lifeline for Somali families is hanging by a thread

The money sent home to loved ones by Somalis living abroad makes up a huge proportion of the country’s economy...

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Photo: Oxfam

January 29, 2015

Interactive map; our work on extractive industries

The sheer scale and intensity of mining, oil and gas exploration and extraction today is unprecedented.Each year more than 50...

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OxfamAUS

August 29, 2014

End violence against women in Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea (PNG), violence against women is part of everyday life. A shocking 50% of women have experienced...

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Photo: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam

August 4, 2014

Early warnings need early action in Somalia

In July 2011, Somalia claimed the first famine of the 21st century. Although there were clear warning signs many months...

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