Coles today joins a group of forward-thinking Australian and international companies that have published the locations of overseas factories where their garments are made in an effort to improve conditions for workers. International aid agency Oxfam, which has been talking with Coles for the past two years about the rights of factory workers, has responded to […]
The Australian Government has missed a prime opportunity to increase its humanitarian aid to Syria, failing to bring money to the table at a high level UN General Assembly meeting in New York yesterday.
Oxfam Australia is calling on the Abbott government to increase its humanitarian aid to Syria at a UN pledging conference in New York on Tuesday.
On the eve of the UN Climate Summit, Oxfam has released research showing that since global leaders last met in Copenhagen to discuss climate change five years ago, climate-related disasters have cost the world almost half a trillion dollars. Oxfam Australia climate change policy advisor Simon Bradshaw said that given tens of thousands of Australians […]
Oxfam welcomes some progress at this weekend’s G20 finance ministers meeting in Cairns that could help put an end to tax dodging by multinational corporations, but the aid agency said the most transformative changes to rebalance the global tax system are still off the agenda. Oxfam Australia Policy Manager Jo Pride said given tax-dodging by multinationals drained around […]
Tax. It’s a dirty word for many. But it’ll be on the lips of all the G20 finance ministers at this weekend’s meeting in Cairns (20 & 21 Sep), as they forge ahead with the next steps towards reforming a global tax system tied together around a multitude of loopholes. Tax shouldn’t be a dirty […]
G20 finance ministers meeting in Cairns from tomorrow (20 September) are being urged to support global tax reforms that serve the interests of all, not just a handful of rich countries and their multinationals, Oxfam Australia said today. Oxfam Australia’s Policy Manager Jo Pride said the G20 could tackle widening inequality by showing bold leadership […]
Oxfam Australia has today welcomed a commitment from G20 Labour and Employment Ministers to tackle inequality.
Oxfam is calling on the Australian Government to increase humanitarian assistance to the Syria crisis after a report warning of a failing international response released today found Australia has contributed just 27 per cent of its fair share of funding.
Oxfam Australia has welcomed Treasurer Joe Hockey’s announcement today of further efforts to act on multinational tax dodging, but urges the government to use its G20 presidency to ensure that global tax reform benefits poor countries as well as rich ones. Oxfam Australia’s G20 spokesperson Jo Pride said high levels of tax dodging by multinationals […]