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Comment on Australia’s role in Iraq and the humanitarian situation with reference to the Oxfam Internation report.

Launch of appeal for people affected by the floods in South Asia.

Announcement of Oxfam Australia’s contribution to the South Asian flood relief effort.

Report commissioned by Oxfam Australia and compiled by Jon Altman reveals that the Government’s intervention into the Northern Territory will not reduce the incidence of child sex abuse.

Release of Oxfam International report on the increasing need for humanitarian aid in Iraq.

Oxfam supporter Mark Scholinz is trekking across the Great Wall of China to raise money for Oxfam.

Australian singer/songwriter John Butler has lent his support to the Close the Gap campaign by signing the pledge which calls on Australian governments to take action to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Oxfam Austalia’s reaction to the Opposition’s climate change policy.

As Australians we expect our Government to provide us with medicines that improve health and save lives. Good health is, after all, arguably what we all cherish most in life. No surprise then that people in less developed countries also want to have universal access to medicines, especially to treat HIV and AIDS. Yet as a major international conference on AIDS opens this week in Sydney, the news from the developing world is bleak.

Undeniably there is a national crisis in Indigenous welfare. It’s taken years and numerous reports and calls for action from Aboriginal leaders for governments to act. Now there is the political will to invest in the sorts of basic services other Australians take for granted; primary health care, education, housing and health.