Now signed and sealed, the Australia-Malaysia asylum seeker-refugee transfer deal is about to be delivered with the imminent deportation of the first group of asylum seekers from Christmas Island. In the meantime, many are asking whether the agreement will work. The answer to this all depends, of course, on how you frame the problem.
Although Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are less than 3 per cent of Australia’s population, they make up more than 10 per cent of current NRL players. But while Aboriginal players are among the NRL’s brightest stars, the situation for our people off the field is vastly different.
The NRL today unveiled a stunning game-day video campaign as part of a Close the Gap Round that aims to help tackle the tragic life expectancy gap that exists between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
A new Oxfam interactive map published today shows how poor communities around the world are being hurt by high and volatile food prices.
International aid agency Oxfam says governments and donors must act with greater urgency in the face of a deteriorating crisis and rising needs in East Africa.
In just over four weeks, more than 2000 people will gather in Sydney to take part in the Oxfam Trailwalker 100km endurance challenge to raise money for Oxfam’s work to fight poverty around the world.
International aid agency Oxfam will provide daily updates from the field on the unfolding crisis in East Africa via podcasts. These can be downloaded for use by media outlets, including websites.
Everyone in Pakistan agrees that better preparation for disasters is a good idea. But making it happen is another matter. It needs money. It needs experts. It needs time between disasters for a country to recover and then plan ahead for the next situation.
International aid agency Oxfam warned today that one year on from the worst flooding in its history, Pakistan is still not prepared for this year’s monsoon floods and other natural disasters.
The UN announcing famine in parts of Somalia, the first in the region in the 21st century, must be an urgent wake up call to the rest of the world for greater action in East Africa, international aid agency Oxfam said today.