Oxfam Australia news feed: 'Campaigns and Advocacy'

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme a lost opportunity: Make Poverty History

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000

The Government has missed a key opportunity to assist our developing country neighbours to cope with the impacts of climate change, Make Poverty History said today.

Australian immigration quota needed for 'climate change refugees': Make Poverty History

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000

An Australian immigration program with a quota for 'climate change refugees' is amongst recommendations in a Make Poverty History report, being launched today.

OceanaGold under renewed scrutiny for human rights abuses at its Didipio operation

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000

Oxfam Australia welcomes the annoucement by the Human Rights Commission in the Philippines that they will investigate Australian mining company OceanaGold.

UN under more pressure as G8 leaders fail to rise to the challenge of a world in crisis

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000

Oxfam's response to the committements made by leaders of the G8 countries at the conclusion of the summit in Japan on 9 July 2008.

Climate: short-term reduction targets and adaptation funding are keys to G8 success, says Oxfam

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000

The G8 leaders need to immediately agree short-term targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 or tip the balance irreversibly towards dangerous climate change.

Rudd must apply blowtorch on food prices as well as fuel prices at G8

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000

As millions of people across this region struggle to find enough food to eat each day, Kevin Rudd must use his influence as a regional leader to ensure G8 places the world's food crisis at the top of its agenda this week.

Climate Change and our neighbours: risk and responsibility

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000

Australia faces geo-political and economic risk if it does not help its developing neighbour-countries to cope with climate change. The stark analysis of the regional risk to Australia comes in today's draft report from Professor Ross Garnaut, which says if the impact of climate change on the poorer countries in our region is not mitigated, "the problems of our neighbours would inevitably become our problems".

Link must be made between climate change and poverty

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000

The Rudd Government's response to the Garnaut draft report this Friday must tackle the injustice at the heart of climate change - that poor people in developing countries, who are the most affected, are least responsible for causing climate change.

Biofuels deepen poverty and accelerate climate change: Oxfam report

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000

The biofuel policies of developed countries like the US and the EU have dragged more than 30 million extra people into poverty according to a report released today by international aid agency Oxfam.

Parliament sends message to businesses on human rights

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000

The Rudd Government's decision to support a vote today in parliament to look at developing measures that prevent the involvement or complicity of an Australian company in the abuse of human rights is a good step forward, Oxfam Australia said today.