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Australians are being reminded this World Food Day that simple changes to the way we buy and
cook food can have a big impact on tackling hunger around the world.

Members of the public will be trusting pot luck at Oxfam Australia’s World Reality Dinner at the University of Sydney at 6pm on Monday 15 October.

Held on the eve of World Food Day, Oxfam Australia is hosting the dinner and forum to raise awareness that despite the world producing a surplus of food, one in eight people go to bed hungry each night.

Land nearly nine times the size of the state of Victoria – big enough to grow food for a billion hungry people – has been sold off globally in the last decade, international aid agency Oxfam said today. In its new report, Our Land, Our Lives, Oxfam reveals the worrying rush to control the world’s farmland, and demands action to safeguard the welfare of poor and vulnerable communities.

International aid agency Oxfam Australia said Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s speech to the UN General Assembly in New York this morning has set out a strong case for Australia’s bid to secure a seat on the UN Security Council.

New research showing that climate change is already contributing to around 400,000 deaths a year due to hunger and communicable diseases highlights the devastating impact of political inaction on climate change, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today.

Oxfam Australia is calling on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to use her speech to the United Nations General Assembly tomorrow (Australian time) to outline her vision for Australia’s role on the UN Security Council.

If elected to the UN Security Council, what should Australia bring to the table of the most powerful body in the UN?

The Government’s announcement to introduce an Act of Recognition bill into Parliament to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is a welcome step on the path towards a referendum to change our Constitution, Oxfam Australia said today.

International aid agency Oxfam Australia is calling on restaurants and cafes across Australia to help tackle the world’s growing food crisis by supporting Eat Local Feed Global on Sunday 14 October.

New research shows that the full impact of climate change on future food prices is being underestimated, according to international agency Oxfam.