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Australia’s biggest celebration of everything fair trade, Fair Trade Fortnight 2011, begins tomorrow and will give Australians the opportunity to understand more about how the fair trade system benefits those in developing countries, says Oxfam Australia.

Among keynote events, Oxfam Australia and the Fairtrade Association of Australia and New Zealand have teamed up to host a Fairtrade-certified Sri Lankan tea producer, to help raise awareness of how producers in developing countries are benefiting from Fairtrade.

More Australians are choosing ethically produced Easter eggs and bunnies this year, according to international aid agency Oxfam Australia.

Oxfam’s Fairtrade Easter chocolate sales are up by 50% so far this year, compared to the pre-Easter period last year.

Fair trade Easter products will be hidden around the Adelaide CBD today, to raise awareness of fair trade in the lead up to Easter.

Four months of violence, looting and displacement have created a humanitarian crisis that will take months and perhaps years to ease, Oxfam said today.

Violent attacks and looting has forced thousands to flee Ivory Coast for Liberia over the past 24 hours, international aid agency Oxfam said today.

Thousands of people are reported to be making their way to the border area after the latest battles and violence against civilians in the West African nation of Ivory Coast.

People will have the chance to hear the first-hand experiences of Victorian Aboriginal health workers and the crucial role they are playing to close the Indigenous life expectancy gap, in the launch of a new series of video stories this evening (Monday April 4).

As almost 3000 Australians attempt to complete a gruelling 100km trail in 48 hours for Oxfam Australia, Melbourne TRAILWALKER 2011 has already been a record breaking event with the first team Yelttum Meat home in only 10 hours 23 minutes more than an hour and 19 minutes faster than their nearest rival Phil lost his insulin pen.

As the Melbourne International Comedy Festival marks it’s 25th Anniversary, Oxfam Australia is also celebrating a successful 16 year association with the Festival’s spectacular opening night Gala.

Tomorrow almost 3000 people will set off on a 100km charity endurance challenge to raise around $3 million for Oxfam Australia’s work helping people around the world out of poverty.