The failure of successive governments to listen to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is condemning too many Indigenous Australians to stark inequality and entrenched disadvantage, according to an Oxfam report published today. Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Dr Helen Szoke said the report found funding for Indigenous services was inadequate, misdirected, uncertain and lacking in […]
Responding to reports that Australia has once again fallen in the global aid rankings released annually by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Dr Helen Szoke said: “The Australian Government’s funding cuts have seen aid fall to its lowest levels in our country’s history in relation to our economy. […]
Oxfam Trailwalker Melbourne finished just after 8am today with more than 570 teams completing the tough 100km endurance challenge. The last team, GCM3 Geogirls, crossed the finish line at a time of 44 hours and 40 minutes and the fastest team, Dog Day Afternoon, came in on Friday night in 11 hours and 25 minutes. […]
The first team to cross the Oxfam Trailwalker Melbourne 100km finish line at Wesburn Park made it in an impressive 11 hours and 24 minutes on Friday night. The four members of Team 456, Dog Day Afternoon, finished just before 6pm, after a 6.30am start at Jells Park, Wheelers Hill. The four men, David Overend, […]
Oxfam is closely monitoring after a cyclone warning was issued for Vanuatu, as numerous provinces brace for damaging gale force winds and flooding. Oxfam Vanuatu Country Director Elizabeth Faerua said the latest forecast warned there was a high risk the tropical low would develop into a cyclone within the next 12 hours. Ms Faerua said […]
Oxfam Trailwalker kicks off bright and early at 6.30am this morning, with teams poised to take on the endurance challenge of a lifetime. Teams of four will walk or run 100km in 48 hours or less while raising funds for Oxfam’s work tackling poverty in communities around the world. This year will see a stellar […]
Oxfam’s response to horrifying chemical gas attack in Syria: “Oxfam condemns the horrifying attacks in Idlib. The pictures of children being asphyxiated with chemicals are truly shocking and must prompt action. “These attacks are the latest example of the terrible suffering endured by the Syrian people in this terrible conflict and are the tragic result of the […]
Responding to reports that more than 200 people are dead and a similar number missing a result of the mudslides in Colombia on the weekend, Oxfam Australia Humanitarian Support Unit Manger Meg Quartermaine said: “Flooding and mudslides in the town of Mocca, the result of heavy rains in Colombia’s Putumayo region, have killed more than […]
Responding to interim report of the Royal Commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory, Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Dr Helen Szoke said: “The Royal Commission’s interim report documents a litany of evidence which has exposed the appalling mistreatment of children – most of them young Aboriginal people – in custody. “The report is a […]
After six years of brutal conflict the five millionth Syrian refugee fled their country overnight to seek safety – the total now equivalent to a quarter of the country’s pre-war population. Oxfam and three Syrian organisations have called on the international community to recommit support to Syrians forced to flee. Oxfam Australia’s Chief Executive Dr […]