Aid is not enough to address food price crisis, says Oxfam
Oxfam’s response to a meeting of the UN, World Bank, World Trade Organisation and 20 other agencies in Switzerland about the current food price crisis.
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Tens of thousands of Australians show support for Closing the Indigenous Life Expectancy Gap on National Close the Gap Day
National Close the Gap Day (April 22) met with overwhelming public support, with 637 community events held everywhere from Mornington Island, QLD to Geraldton, WA to raise awareness about the need to close the 17-year gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and other Australians.
Three words that symbolise decades of neglect and hope for the future
Close the Gap. Three words that symbolise decades of neglect and hope and goodwill for the future. Three words that remind us that the average Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian man does not live to see his 60th birthday. Three words that now represent an agreement between more than 40 organisations, state and federal governments that an unprecedented effort is needed if we are to achieve Indigenous health equality within a generation.
Indigenous Health Organisations call for Budget commitment to close life expectancy gap on National Close the Gap Day
Indigenous health organisations are calling on the Federal Government to back up its commitment to closing the gap in Indigenous life expectancy with commensurate funding in the upcoming Federal Budget.
Aid agencies say investment in farming needed to tackle global hunger and food price hikes
Statement from Care Australia and Oxfam Australia at the conclusion of a three day meeting at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome about food security and humanitarian relief.
Oxfam TRAILWALKER Melbourne 2008 breaks all previous Australian records
A team of four local participants have broken the Australian record for the Oxfam TRAILWALKER team challenge, completing 100km on foot in just 11 hours and 26 minutes.
Sporting legends, TV Stars and Federal Ministers involved in largest ever Oxfam TRAILWALKER
Oxfam TRAIL.WALKER Melbourne supprted by celebrities from sport, television and politics.
Aid To Poor Countries Falls
Oxfam Australia’s announcement regarding the latest Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development figures regarding the level of foreign aid to developing countries.
Shooting of Filipino villager by security guard of Melbourne based miner, OceanaGold, highlights need for independent oversight
Oxfam Australia is calling for an independent inquiry to determine whether the opposition of residents in a remote community in the Philippines is being appropriately responded to by Melbourne based mine operator OceanaGold, which plans to develop a gold and copper mine in the village of Didipio. The move follows reports that a security guard from the mine shot and wounded a villager.
Oxfam welcomes decision by Prime Minister Rudd to sign nine point plan to end Aboriginal health crisis
Oxfam Australia welcomed today’s decision by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to sign a nine point declaration of intent to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on the final day of a three day Indigenous Health Equality Summit in Canberra. The statement of intent was drafted by Close The Gap, Australia’s largest ever campaign to close the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.