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End of the 100km road for Oxfam walkers

The last of the 727 teams walking the 100km from Wheelers Hill to the Yarra Valley as part of Oxfam TRAILWALKER Melbourne 2010 crossed the finish line after 44 hours and 41 minutes, marking the successful close of the two-day gruelling fundraising event.

Support the Robin Hood Tax

On April 23, Treasurer Wayne Swan will attend the G20 Finance Minister Meeting in Washington where the Robin Hood Tax will be discussed – a tiny tax on bankers that could reduce global financial instability and give billions to tackle poverty and climate change, here and abroad. Tell Treasurer Swan you want Australia to support […]

Buy a fairtrade t-shirt

Fairtrade merchandise is now available online – including great t-shirts, and many free items including posters, stickers and more! Go Shopping

New report shows shocking pattern of rape in eastern Congo

An extensive study of rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) commissioned by Oxfam and conducted by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative shows that 60 percent of rape victims surveyed were gang raped by armed men and more than half of assaults took place in the supposed safety of the family home at night, often in the presence of the victim’s husband and children.

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