Help mothers around the world this Mother’s Day
Australians can help mothers in places like Cambodia, Vietnam and Nepal as well as their own through the range of gifts available through Oxfam retail and online shops.
Latest Media Releases
ACT Chief Minister commits to closing the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality
The Close the Gap campaign today welcomed ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope’s public commitment to end Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health inequality in the ACT.
Postponement of ETS leaves no excuse for delay on international climate finance promises
The Rudd Government must use some of the pot of money left from its ETS backflip to help international efforts to tackle climate change, rather than redirecting international aid to help pay for Australia’s global responsibility.
An Abbott Government should continue aid to Africa
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s pledge to match the Federal Government’s commitment to foreign aid spending is welcome, but his plan to shift money away from Africa is a concern, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today
Help us stop hunger
Oxfam’s nutrition and community health program is helping families avoid the hungry season in Timor-Leste (East Timor). Help us stop hunger by donating to our Stop Hunger Appeal. Donate now or find out more about the situation in Timor-Leste.
Tiny tax on banks could help poor: G20 finance ministers meeting crucial
Oxfam is calling on Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan to push for a small tax on banks to raise revenue to help millions of people, at the G20 finance ministers meeting in Washington today (23 April).
Second Oxfam team delivers aid to China quake survivors
A second Oxfam relief team has arrived in Qinghai and has delivered supplies to 2,000 earthquake survivors.
Oxfam provides emergency supplies after earthquake in China
International aid agency Oxfam has begun distributing relief items to survivors of China’s deadly earthquake, including blankets for 2,000 people who are living in a temporary camp set up in a racecourse in the town of Jiegu in Yushu County, Qinghai.
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.
Oxfam’s teams and aid on their way to Qinghai Earthquake
International agency Oxfam has sent out two teams of aid experts to earthquake hit Quinhai and Sichuan provinces. The teams have been sent from the agency’s offices in Lanzhou and Chengdu in Sichuan and the neighbouring province of Gansu