Oxfam to close Australian stores
Oxfam Australia has announced it will close its eight Australian retail shops and cease online sales over a phased period from May. Almost 100 staff – 40 permanent and 60 casual – are affected by the decision made by Oxfam Australia’s board. The decision to cease all Oxfam Australia Tradiing operations also brings to an […]
Aid advocates welcome Labor’s proposed increase to Australia’s foreign aid budget
Advocates for increasing Australia’s international aid budget welcomed a promise from Labor to lift the level of foreign aid funding should they win government at the next federal election. Labor passed a resolution at its national conference in Adelaide on Tuesday to lift the level of the country’s foreign aid every year if it wins […]
ESSAY: ELIMINATING MODERN SLAVERY
Dr HELEN SZOKE, chief executive of Oxfam Australia, calls for a strengthening of Australia’s proposed Modern Slavery Act…
Australian aid agencies welcome review of how the sector prevents and responds to sexual misconduct
Aid agencies in Australia have welcomed a review into the way organisations in the sector identify, respond and prevent sexual misconduct. The independent review was launched last week by umbrella organisation, the Australian Council for International Development, and will be carried out by staff from the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. It comes after reports of […]
Aid agencies call on Australia to increase foreign aid budget
World Vision Australia is calling on the Australian Government to increase the amount of foreign aid it gives after a report showed it had dropped two places in the latest ranking to 17 out of of 29 wealthy nations. The latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report puts Australia’s relative generosity at 19th of the […]