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Didipio gold and copper mine 'on hold'

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:32:00 +1100

OceanaGold's announcement today that it has placed the Didipio Gold and Copper mine in the Northern Philippines on a 'care and maintenance' basis is welcome news for the Didipio community.

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Financing climate change adaptation won't break the bank: new report

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:00:00 +1100

As the financial crisis deepens a new report released today recommends alternative ways to fund measures to help developing countries adapt to the new reality of climate change without increasing...

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Health equality for Indigenous Australians a step closer: Close the Gap Coalition welcomes COAG funding

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 12:16:00 +1100

The Close The Gap coalition has congratulated the Council of Australian Governments on taking substantial steps towards making health equality for Indigenous Australians a reality.

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Urgent global climate action needed in Poland

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 05:30:00 +1100

Australia must do our fair share in addressing climate change to avoid lagging behind other countries, according to international aid agency Oxfam.

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World Aids Day - Africa left behind in Australia's response

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 05:09:00 +1100

The Australian Government should use World Aids Day to provide more money address the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa, the region most affected by the virus, according to international aid agency Oxfam.

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Zimbabwe Government should declare a national health emergency

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:47:00 +1100

The government of Zimbabwe should declare the current cholera epidemic a national health emergency, so that urgent national and international aid can be mobilised to address the outbreak,...

Oxfam Australia - For a just world without poverty. http://www.oxfam.org.au

Global Financial Crisis threatens aid work

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:24:00 +1100

International aid agency Oxfam has estimated the global financial crisis will create a $2 million hole in its budget before the end of this year, and is appealing for urgent help from its supporters.

Oxfam Australia - For a just world without poverty. http://www.oxfam.org.au

Aboriginal women gather in Canberra to 'talk straight' with women in power

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:30:00 +1100

In a groundbreaking event to be held in Canberra next February, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women will work side by side with women of all political colours to achieve change together.

Oxfam Australia - For a just world without poverty. http://www.oxfam.org.au

G20 must act to protect poor from economic crisis

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:51:00 +1100

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd must use his position as a regional leader to make sure this week's G20 meeting doesn't leave the world's poor paying the highest price for the current financial crisis,...

Oxfam Australia - For a just world without poverty. http://www.oxfam.org.au

Women bearing greatest burdens of climate change

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:42:00 +1100

Women throughout the world are bearing a bigger burden from climate change than men, an audience at an Oxfam Australia and Make Poverty History film launch will be told today.

Oxfam Australia - For a just world without poverty. http://www.oxfam.org.au