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One of Australia’s toughest charity events, Oxfam Trailwalker, kicks off today in Brisbane with around 1300 gutsy walkers taking on the challenge to support those living in poverty.

Australia’s aid program must be squarely focused on helping the world’s poorest people lift themselves out of poverty, Oxfam Australia said today. Oxfam Chief Executive Helen Szoke acknowledged Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s commitment to lead an innovative and effective aid program, outlined in her address to the National Press Club today, but urged the Government […]

If there’s one issue that’s been a hot topic around kitchen tables in the past month, it’s the Federal Budget and whether or not it will widen the gap between those who have much, and those who don’t.  A national poll out today (Monday 16 June) confirms this deepening concern within the Australian community – 79 per […]

New research by Oxfam Australia shows that the wealthiest one per cent of Australians together have more money than 60 per cent of the nation’s population, showing that the ‘lucky country’ is not immune to the creeping inequality that is snaking around the world and slowing the fight against poverty.

The tragic deaths of 18 children from extreme diarrhoea in the Solomon Islands are a stark reminder that while floodwaters have subsided, the impact of the disaster remains life threatening and the need for a rapid, coordinated response essential.

Places are now available in the Oxfam Anzac Kokoda Challenge 2015 to commemorate 100 years of the ANZAC spirit and support those living in poverty.

Australia’s formal ratification of the historic Arms Trade Treaty today is a welcome step towards saving lives by stopping the flow of arms to conflict affected countries like Syria and South Sudan, Oxfam said.

Time is running out for teams to register to take part in Australia’s leading charity endurance event, Oxfam Trailwalker, in Sydney this August.

Oxfam has welcomed the Australian Government’s pledge of $2.6 million to help address the triple threat of conflict, hunger and preventable disease facing the people of South Sudan, with Australia now well placed to meet its fair share of international contributions.

The people of South Sudan, already exposed to conflict and hunger, face a new threat, with the outbreak of cholera focussing the urgent need for international assistance ahead of today’s donor pledging conference in Oslo.