A Senate inquiry report released today has added fresh momentum to calls for reform of the capital gains tax (CGT) discount, said Oxfam Australia, amid growing evidence the policy disproportionately benefits wealthy investors and worsens inequality. The inquiry’s findings reflect long-standing concerns that the tax system is allowing large concessions on investment income while many Australians face […]
As humanitarian organisations, protecting lives and upholding human dignity drives the work we do. In the last month, the escalation of violence in the Middle East and the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation facing communities has resulted in over one thousand people killed, a million people forcibly displaced and attacks on civilians. These have included schools, hospitals, airports, and other public sites. This war has already resulted in devastating consequences […]
Oxfam and partners are responding to the immediate needs of people who have been forcibly displaced by Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion of Lebanon, as the conflict across the region enters a dramatically new and dangerous phase. Oxfam in Lebanon is scaling up its emergency response by supporting thousands of people across shelters in Mount […]
The Israeli High Court has ruled in favour of an urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, for an interim order which would prevent the cessation of all activities until a final ruling is reached. In response, Oxfam’s Policy Lead, Bushra Khalidi, said: “We are grateful that our request for an interim order has been […]
The clock is ticking on a large part of the humanitarian response sustaining civilians in the occupied Palestinian territory. Thirty-seven international aid organisations have been ordered by Israeli authorities to cease operations in the occupied Palestinian territory by the end of February under revised Israeli registration rules. With efforts to force closures imminent, 19 leading […]
Nearly 50% of the capital gains tax discount went to just 24,000 people who earned over $1 million in 2022–23, according to Oxfam Australia report released in October. Oxfam is calling on the Australian government to end unfair tax discounts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest Australians. On average, each of these high-income individuals gained $271,000 […]
Reacting to today’s reopening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza, Oxfam’s oPt Policy Lead Bushra Khalidi said: “We welcome the reopening of Rafah which is desperately needed for people who have been trapped without options for so many months of closure imposed as part of a broader siege on Gaza. A crossing that […]
Oxfam Australia acknowledges January 26 as one of mourning for First Peoples, reflecting the ongoing impacts of invasion and colonisation that began in 1788 and continue to shape inequities and injustices today. Australia is one of the only countries that hold a national day of celebration on the date of colonisation, which has led to […]
Celebrated street artist Matt Adnate, in collaboration with Oxfam Australia and Juddy Roller have today proudly unveiled a powerful new mural in Fitzroy that captures urgent global themes of wealth inequality, concentrated economic power and collective empowerment. The mural launch coincides with the World Economic Forum in Davos and as new Oxfam analysis revealing average […]
New report calls for taxing the super-rich to tackle rampant inequality Average Australian billionaires’ wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the last year alone, or over $10.5 billion collectively, new Oxfam analysis reveals today as the World Economic Forum opens in Davos. Since 2020, eight new Australian billionaires have been minted. Today, Australia’s […]