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Oxfam Australia welcomed Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd’s announcement today of an independent review of Australia’s aid and development program, and his commitment to include NGOs in the process.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has a historic opportunity to help reform the global economy to ensure that the one in six people who live in extreme poverty benefit from economic recovery, Oxfam Australia said today ahead of the G20 summit in Seoul.

Melburnians who buy their Christmas tree from Oxfam this year can celebrate the festive season whilst also helping less fortunate communities around the world.

Melburnians who buy their Christmas tree from Oxfam this year can celebrate the festive season whilst also helping less fortunate communities around the world. For almost 30 years, a team of dedicated volunteers have organised the sale of the Christmas trees last year raising over $120,000 for the international aid agency’s work around the world. […]

Melburnians who buy their Christmas tree from Oxfam this year can celebrate the festive season whilst also helping less fortunate communities around the world.

Oxfam Australia today welcomed Prime Minister Gillard’s announcement to hold a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the Australian Constitution.

Oxfam Australia today called on governments and the Australian community to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda’s call for a new era for a reconciled Australia.

Three months after floods devastated Pakistan, seven million people are still without adequate shelter, and funds for the UN flood appeal are drying up – threatening the aid and reconstruction effort, the international aid agency Oxfam warned today.

“Medical care and hospitals are well set up and we’re really getting a foothold against this disease. There is still a huge amount of work to be done to educate people about good personal hygiene but we can see progress on the ground. Increasing people’s access to clean water and ongoing preventive messages all across the country is what will stop the spread of this disease.

“We are obviously concerned about the spread of cholera to Port-au-Prince. However, earthquake victims living in and around the capital have better access to clean water, latrines and better knowledge of good hygiene practices than in rural areas. We have been doing ongoing educational sessions in dozens of camps ever since the earthquake struck.