Didipio gold and copper mine ‘on hold’
OceanaGold’s announcement today that it has placed the Didipio Gold and Copper mine in the Northern Philippines on a ‘care and maintenance’ basis is welcome news for the Didipio community.
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Financing climate change adaptation won’t break the bank: new report
As the financial crisis deepens a new report released today recommends alternative ways to fund measures to help developing countries adapt to the new reality of climate change without increasing government taxes on tax-payers.
Health equality for Indigenous Australians a step closer: Close the Gap Coalition welcomes COAG funding
The Close The Gap coalition has congratulated the Council of Australian Governments on taking substantial steps towards making health equality for Indigenous Australians a reality.
Urgent global climate action needed in Poland
Australia must do our fair share in addressing climate change to avoid lagging behind other countries, according to international aid agency Oxfam.
World Aids Day – Africa left behind in Australia’s response
The Australian Government should use World Aids Day to provide more money address the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa, the region most affected by the virus, according to international aid agency Oxfam.
Aboriginal women gather in Canberra to ‘talk straight’ with women in power
In a groundbreaking event to be held in Canberra next February, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women will work side by side with women of all political colours to achieve change together.
G20 must act to protect poor from economic crisis
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd must use his position as a regional leader to make sure this week’s G20 meeting doesn’t leave the world’s poor paying the highest price for the current financial crisis, according to international aid agency Oxfam.
Women bearing greatest burdens of climate change
Women throughout the world are bearing a bigger burden from climate change than men, an audience at an Oxfam Australia and Make Poverty History film launch will be told today.
A Citizen’s Guide to the Mekong region: Oxfam
The Asian Development Bank needs to be far more accountable for projects that damage the lives of some of the poorest people in Asia according to a new Oxfam Australia report. The report is aimed at citizens of countries in Asia where the bank operates and provides advice on holding the bank to account.
ANZ puts profits over people in the Philippines
A report released today by international aid agency Oxfam shows that cyanide-laden spillages from a mine financed by ANZ in the Philippines has devastated communities dependent on fishing for their livelihoods.