The Government’s proposed carbon price legislation, announced yesterday, is a good start to help Australia to catch up to international action on climate change, international aid agency Oxfam said today.
International development agency Oxfam Australia said the Government’s response to the aid review will significantly strengthen Australia’s growing aid program and increase its impact in the fight against poverty.
Inadequate numbers of peacekeepers for the next mission in South Sudan risk endangering thousands of lives and the country’s future stability, international agency Oxfam said today.
While the process of appointing Christine Lagarde has damaged the IMF’s credibility, she now has the power to restore the fund’s credibility and transparency.
People are most generous at the end of the financial year and at Christmas time, according to an analysis of donations to international aid agency Oxfam Australia.
As fighting continues around the border areas of Sudan and the soon-to-be independent Republic of South Sudan, international aid organisation Oxfam called upon all parties to cease hostilities and allow humanitarian access to affected civilians.
In the wake of World Refugee Week, the recent television phenomenon of the SBS documentary Go Back to Where You Came From and in the year of the 60th anniversary of the Refugee Convention, it is now more timely than ever to reflect on Australia’s approach to the treatment of asylum-seekers.
Deciding how and where to deliver aid has always been a tricky business. In Australia, as in other rich countries, politics, national priorities and commercial objectives have frequently jockeyed for influence.
Oxfam Australia is deeply saddened and shocked at the passing of Barry Russell on Friday evening at the Oxfam Trailwalker Brisbane endurance walk.
Oxfam Australia is deeply saddened and shocked at the passing of a participant this evening at the Oxfam Trailwalker Brisbane endurance walk.