The Oaktree Foundation

Something that is often talked about at Oaktree, and particularly within the Campaigns team, is the importance of telling your personal story.

Jody Lightfoot shares his insight into the question “how does a person transition from being indifferent towards social justice, to a committed activist?”

The news that foreign aid spending will increase by nearly half a million dollars is a big deal, but it’s only the tip of the iceberg…

The Tasmanians have been busy, bringing their Action Lab plans to fruition in the weeks leading up to the budget, and the peak of their campaign.

Conversations in the last few weeks have spent little time focusing on Australia’s level of commitment to international aid and development.  There has also been a lot of detail about nothing when it comes to a tangible timeline and our solid commitment to alleviate the impacts of climate change on the world’s poor. Every minute [...]

On Thursday afternoon at a debate with Foreign Minister Stephen Smith at the National Press Club, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Julie Bishop committed to appointing a Minister for International Development if elected. We’ve been calling for this all year – it’s a massive win for the campaign.

Have you heard anything from our political leaders about the world’s poorest people this election? We haven’t, and yet we know that the policies of our government can make an enormous difference in the fight to end global poverty. In 20 years we’ve halved extreme poverty and our leaders have helped make this happen. This [...]

Hunger Bites The extreme+hunger portal provides you with an opportunity to have your voice heard on the Millennium Development Goals. The initiative is run by a group of year 10 students from Hornsby Girls High School. The aim is to get at least 10,000 young Australian voices to comment on and show that they care [...]