The Senate’s bi-partisan support for closing the gap essential
The Close the Gap campaign has welcomed the Senate’s re-commitment today to closing the gap on Indigenous health inequality.
Latest Campaigns and Advocacy
Eskimo Joe become official Close the Gap ambassadors
The members of rock band Eskimo Joe have announced today that they will be official ambassadors of the Close the Gap campaign that aims to close the Indigenous life expectancy gap by 2030.
Thousands take part in National Close the Gap Day
More than 120,000 people across Australia today are reminding our political leaders of their commitments to achieve health equality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians by 2030.
Passing Nuclear Waste Legislation ahead of Federal Court ruling is disappointing: Oxfam
Legislation that will allow a radioactive waste dump to be built on Indigenous land in the Northern Territory should not have been considered in the Federal Parliament until the Federal Court case contesting the use of the land is heard, Oxfam said today.
Drought could become a catastrophe for 13 million if action not taken in West and Central Africa, Oxfam warns
Some 13 million people are at severe risk from a food crisis which is set to escalate into a full scale humanitarian emergency in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa if urgent action is not taken, international agency Oxfam warned today.
UN role, aid are priorities for foreign minister
Labor’s leadership challenge was an action-packed drama, and the Cabinet shuffle no less spectacular, with the dramatic entrance on stage of Bob Carr as new Foreign Affairs Minister.
Get behind National Close the Gap Day on 22 March
Australians are being urged to get behind National Close the Gap Day and register an event for Thursday 22 March.
Australia can play a key role in Somalia talks: Oxfam
A key international conference on Somalia this week offers the Australian Government a unique opportunity to help ensure the concerns of ordinary Somalis are at the centre of any future Somalia strategy, international agency Oxfam said today.
Pacific nations join forces to tackle international arms trade
Ending the deadly impact of the illicit trade in firearms and reducing the threat of armed conflict in the Pacific will be the focus of talks starting in Brisbane today.
Appointment of next World Bank head – campaigners demand fair selection process
Reacting to the announcement that Robert Zoellick is stepping down as World Bank President, a global coalition of campaigners has called for an open and merit-based process to elect the next World Bank leader, and for developing countries to determine the selection.