The emergency system for distributing clean water in Palu is under strain to meet demand as thousands of people spend an eleventh night sleeping outdoors after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, Oxfam warned today. Oxfam water engineer Bagus Setyawan said that with the temperature often reaching 35C during […]
Australia has ranked well on the latest version of an inequality index released by Oxfam and Development Finance International, but still has much more to do to tackle the persistent problem of rising inequality and to assist the most vulnerable in our community. The second version of the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index, which follows […]
Commenting on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report on limiting warming to 1.5C released today, Oxfam Australia Climate Change Adviser Dr Simon Bradshaw said: “This landmark report from the world’s foremost scientific authority on climate change reveals the extraordinary gap between Australia’s current commitments to tackling climate change and the scale and pace […]
The last superstar walkers from the Oxfam Trailwalker Perth event crossed the finish line at 3.20 this morning at Forrestfield, wrapping up another spectacular Oxfam Trailwalker weekend. More than 600 participants trekked through the gorgeous Perth Hills from Friday to Sunday, raising more than $450,000 for Oxfam’s work tackling poverty in communities around the world. […]
Oxfam water treatment units and purification kits are en route to Palu, Sulawesi, with clean water in short supply after the deadly Indonesia earthquake and tsunami. Water remains a critical issue, with most supply infrastructure, such as pipes, damaged in the earthquake. Some drinking water is being trucked in to the devastated communities, but it is […]
HELP SAVE LIVES. DONATE NOW. Oxfam and partner organisations are scaling up their response to support 500,000 people after the Indonesian Government announced yesterday that more than 2 million people may be affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi. At least 1,200 people have been killed and hundreds of houses and buildings have […]
HELP SAVE LIVES. DONATE NOW. Oxfam’s local partners in Sulawesi are planning to reach 100,000 people with essential aid, but access and communications remains challenging, after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit towns on the Indonesian island on Friday night. The international agency stands ready to deploy additional staff and resources to the area to […]
HELP SAVE LIVES. DONATE NOW. Oxfam and its local partners in Indonesia are assessing damage after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit coastal towns in the country’s central island of Sulawesi late Friday night Australian time. The huge and shallow 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the coastal town of Palu and Donggala in Central Sulawesi, with […]
HELP SAVE LIVES. DONATE NOW. Oxfam is prepared to respond to the massive earthquake and large tsunami that hit coastal towns in Indonesia’s central island Sulawesi, leaving at least 380 people dead and collapsing hundreds of houses and buildings, according to government and media reports. The huge 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastal town of […]
Unfair tax avoidance by pharmaceutical companies behind some of Australia’s most trusted brands – including Band Aid, Centrum and ChapStick – is depriving Australia’s coffers of an estimated $215 million a year – and developing countries of more than $146 million – in urgently needed funds to help tackle poverty, according to new Oxfam research. […]