Biofuels add millions to the breadline
Unlike many other developed countries, Australia has not set mandatory targets for biofuel production or use. This is encouraging. The Australian Government should not to go down that path.
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Parliament sends message to businesses on human rights
The Rudd Government’s decision to support a vote today in parliament to look at developing measures that prevent the involvement or complicity of an Australian company in the abuse of human rights is a good step forward, Oxfam Australia said today.
Ministerial intervention “playing God with sanctuary”: new report
A dangerous gap exists in Australia’s refugee system that means people threatened with torture and gross human rights violations are being sent back to their country of origin after years in detention centres because they do not fit the technical definition of a "refugee", according to a joint report by refugee policy group A Just Australia (AJA) and Oxfam released today.
Where Business and Human Rights intersect.
Many Australian corporations are doing great work overseas. They are investing in developing countries, providing job opportunities to local people and working closely with local community organisations.
Some Australian companies, however, are also ignoring people’s most basic human rights.
Oxfam gives survivors of war in Uganda a voice through the internet
Oxfam Australia launches a webpage where Ugandan refugees and Australians post comments to each other on a website.
Victorian Aboriginal health service: making a difference in Aboriginal health
A Close the Gap open day at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) on Wednesday 25 June will promote healthy living and give the wider community a chance to learn about Aboriginal health issues.
Rome summit ‘important first step’ but much more needed says Oxfam
Oxfams statement at the end of the UN Food Summit in Rome
Make Reel Change: Make Poverty History
Emerging and established filmmakers with a passion for human rights are being invited to make short films addressing the human impacts of climate change.
Where Business and Human Rights intersect.
Many Australian corporations are doing great work overseas. They are investing in developing countries, providing job opportunities to local people and working closely with local community organisations.
Some Australian companies, however, are also ignoring people’s most basic human rights. They are forcibly removing people from their land, dumping cyanide laden waste in waterways that are integral to livelihoods, and, on the whole, facing none of the legal ramifications they would face at home.
Human Rights in corporate culture must be urgent priority of governments: UN report
International aid agency Oxfam is calling on the Rudd Government and corporate Australia to adopt a new human rights framework presented to the UN today (3 June), which urges government and business to “foster a corporate culture respectful of human rights at home and abroad”.