Campaigning year in review
What a busy year 2008 has been for our campaigns team. We managed to highlight the key issues of Indigenous health, climate change, fair trade and labour rights with the help of over 115,000 people who took part in our campaigns throughout the year.
Close the Gap
On 29 November the Federal and State Governments announced a significant investment to close the unacceptable gap in health and other outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Labour rights
Nike and other sports brands sell running shoes and make huge profits. But the people who actually make the shoes are often not paid enough to meet their families' basic needs.
Mining, oil and gas
The operations of mining companies – including Australian mining companies – can have an enormous impact on the lives as well as environments of local communities, and if done poorly can actually increase poverty and community conflict.
Climate Change
The Rudd Government recently announced a 5-15% greenhouse gas pollution reduction target by 2020. This is not enough to avoid dangerous climate change that will threaten the livelihoods of millions of people in our region.
Development banks
Development banks are major drivers of economic development, especially of large scale infrastructure projects. Operating at an international level, these banks often have different agendas to the realisation of people's human rights.
Fair trade
Trade can be a powerful engine for poverty reduction but rigged trade rules and double standards mean trade often traps poor people in poverty. Something's very wrong with world trade. Oxfam's committed to putting it right. Join the growing list of ordinary Australians and Australian companies who have switched to Fairtrade.
Refugees
Across the world an increasing number of people are being forced to flee their homes. We’re working to protect them in crisis situations and ensure their rights are respected.
Other campaigns and advocacy work
- Make Poverty History – a global call to action to end the injustice of poverty in developing countries.
- Control Arms– calling for governments to toughen up controls on the arms trade
- Humanitarian advocacy – championing the laws designed to protect people in times of conflict
News & articles
- ‘Woefully insufficient’ target range ignores science
- Australia missed opportunity to move UN climate talks forward: Oxfam
- Too little but not too late - Possible Progress in Poznan Hinges on Adaptation Finance
- Aid agencies join forces to appeal for action on global hunger
- Open letter to the world’s leaders
Policy papers
As part of its lobbying work, Oxfam Australia produces policy and submission papers for the Australian Government and International organisations and institutions. Please also see Oxfam International's policy papers.
Contact our campaigners
If you want to find out more about our campaigns, or become more involved with our campaigning groups drop us a line.