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Oxfam Australia Straight Talk

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...

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Photo: GMB Akash/Panos/OxfamAUS

January 16, 2018

Help school the big brands this summer

You know the holidays are over when you starting seeing advertisements for 'Back To School' sales. Unfortunately, many of the...

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Malakal IDP Camp South Sudan

December 15, 2017

The latest push for peace in South Sudan: we must end this war.

It's been five years since civil war broke out in South Sudan. Earlier this year, Oxfam International's Executive Director, Winnie...

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August 15, 2017

Helping Ghana’s poorest women turn money into honey

Augustina’s life was soured by hunger and uncertainty, until she was empowered, with the help of Oxfam, to start her...

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May 22, 2017

Women working together

An Oxfam initiative in the north-west region of Vietnam is bringing women farmers together to make a huge difference in...

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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...

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March 8, 2017

Why the majority of the world’s poor are women

Gender inequality is one of the oldest and most pervasive forms of inequality in the world. It denies women their...

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March 7, 2017

8 reasons to support the International Women’s Strike on International Women’s Day

On 8 March 2017, International Women’s Day, Oxfam will lend its voice to thousands of women and women’s organizations around...

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July 22, 2016

Women MPs stride forward, but women’s issues remain lost

The cliff hanger Federal election has been a bitter-sweet moment in the ongoing battle for gender equity in Australia. Oxfam...

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Papua New Guinea: Six-year-old Jane* survived a brutal assault by four men which left her hospitalised and permanently scarred. Photo: Vlad Sokhin.

May 31, 2016

What can you walk past?

Affecting one in three women globally, violence against women and girls is an epidemic in need of urgent and sustained...

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April 20, 2016

What does Oxfam Unwrapped mean for mums?

No matter where you live, raising a family is a tough job. But if you’re a parent living in poverty,...

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March 8, 2016

Want to help stamp out violence against women? Acknowledge that gender inequality is the problem.

Discrimination and injustice are major causes of poverty worldwide, and for women, it can have devastating effects.

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