Over the last three years, Ian Mayer OAM has been the highest individual fundraiser for STEPtember, a virtual global stepping and physical challenge to raise much-needed funds for vital equipment, research, therapy, and services for people living with cerebral palsy during the month…
The Dry July fundraiser encourages individuals over the age of eighteen to go alcohol-free, or “dry”, in July to raise funds for people affected by cancer.…
The concept of ESG – Environment, Social and Governance – is slowly garnering interest among conscientious, value-based investors who wish to tie in together their ethics and values alongside a financial benefit. It’s based on a set of standards and premised on…

Locust infestations have just hit two new districts in northern Uganda as they continue to plague Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, and threaten Sudan and South Sudan. There are also reports of the swarms now in Tanzania.…
Oxfam Australia welcomes the Climate Change Bill, to be introduced by MP Zali Steggall, which ncludes setting a zero emissions target, restoring an independent commission to advise on climate policies and actions, and a sequence of five-year emissions. budgets…
Four of Australia’s leading international aid agencies have joined forces to issue an urgent plea to the Federal Government to act swiftly to address the climate crisis, as fires continue to rage across Australia and millions globally face floods, crippling food shortages…
LIFTING Australia’s humanitarian intake will increase the Australian economy by $37.7 billion in today’s dollars over the next 50 years, according to an Oxfam report that backs the push to make it easier for refugees and humanitarian migrants in Australia to reunite…
RESPONDING to the United States Congress vote to end military assistance to Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, Oxfam Australia’s Director of Programs Anthea Spinks: “It’s hard to overstate the dire situation that the people of Yemen are in as a direct result…
THE number of casualties and people affected by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa looks set to rise from the two million currently estimated, Oxfam Australia reports.…
ONE of Australia’s most powerful advocates for foreign aid, international development, human rights and equality, Dr Helen Szoke, is retiring, Oxfam Australia’s Board Chair Dennis Goldner announced today.…