Refugee reality comes to Canberra
International aid agency Oxfam Australia today called on Canberra’s politicians to step out of their offices and cross Lake Burley Griffin to experience life as a refugee in a mock refugee camp.
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Adidas: stop wearing us out!
More than three years ago Adidas made promises to women and men who had been producing its shoes in Indonesia. Remind CEO Herbert Hainer his company must keep those promises. Take action
Great last-minute Mothers Day gift ideas
Still haven’t decided what to get your mum? We’ve got some amazing fairtrade gift ideas at our Oxfam Shops, and some unique gifts that really change lives at Oxfam Unwrapped.
Help mothers around the world this Mother’s Day
Australians can help mothers in places like Cambodia, Vietnam and Nepal as well as their own through the range of gifts available through Oxfam retail and online shops.
An Abbott Government should continue aid to Africa
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s pledge to match the Federal Government’s commitment to foreign aid spending is welcome, but his plan to shift money away from Africa is a concern, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today
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Oxfam’s nutrition and community health program is helping families avoid the hungry season in Timor-Leste (East Timor). Help us stop hunger by donating to our Stop Hunger Appeal. Donate now or find out more about the situation in Timor-Leste.
Second Oxfam team delivers aid to China quake survivors
A second Oxfam relief team has arrived in Qinghai and has delivered supplies to 2,000 earthquake survivors.
Oxfam provides emergency supplies after earthquake in China
International aid agency Oxfam has begun distributing relief items to survivors of China’s deadly earthquake, including blankets for 2,000 people who are living in a temporary camp set up in a racecourse in the town of Jiegu in Yushu County, Qinghai.
Oxfam’s teams and aid on their way to Qinghai Earthquake
International agency Oxfam has sent out two teams of aid experts to earthquake hit Quinhai and Sichuan provinces. The teams have been sent from the agency’s offices in Lanzhou and Chengdu in Sichuan and the neighbouring province of Gansu