Australian ultra-distance runner Tom Denniss is set to make history at 1:00pm today (Friday, September 13) in forecourt of the Sydney Opera House by becoming the fastest person to circumnavigate the world on foot.
International aid agency Oxfam Australia welcomes the incoming Coalition government and looks forward to working together on key issues to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people – both here in Australia and overseas. Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Dr Helen Szoke is available for comment on federal election issues relevant to Oxfam’s […]
International development agency Oxfam Australia is calling on the Coalition not to cut vital legal aid services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, saying it could lead to more Aboriginal people being caught up in the criminal justice system.
The Syria crisis has reached another tragic milestone, with the United Nations refugee agency today announcing the number of Syrian refugees has passed two million.
Pushing for a peaceful resolution to the Syrian conflict must be the top priority for Australia as it takes on its month-long presidency of the United Nations Security Council from today, Oxfam Australia said.
Three Sydney men have finished the 100km Oxfam Trailwalker in just 12 hours and 29 minutes.
Sydney’s 15th Oxfam Trailwalker will get underway this morning, with the first gutsy walkers set to tackle the 100km trail from Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River to Mosman on Sydney Harbour.
More than $6 million has been donated by Australians to international aid agency Oxfam on the last day of the financial year over the past decade, figures reveal. As the end of the financial year approaches, Oxfam Australia is urging people to consider a charitable donation that could boost their tax return while supporting life-saving […]
Oxfam Trailwalker Brisbane team “RedManRunners” finished the 100km trail in 14 hours tonight, a record time for a mixed team of two women and men to finish the Brisbane event. All-male team “Shane’s Holiday Xperience” crossed the finish line first, minus team member Shane Lawley who was forced to pull out early. “RedManRunners” were the […]
Oxfam Australia’s 3rd Trailwalker Brisbane event will get underway this morning, with the first gutsy walkers set to tackle the 100km trail. Today, 285 teams of four will attempt to walk or run 100km of Queensland bush from Mt Glorious to Mt Coot-tha, through the stunning D’Aguilar National Park. And a survey of Queenslanders, commissioned […]