by Australia's Right To Food Coalition | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dear Australia’s Right to Food Coalition (the RTF Coalition) community, we would like to introduce the newest members of our communications team! This post is dedicated to learn about their experiences and what makes them excited to be a part of The RTF Coalition. If...
by Australia's Right To Food Coalition | Sep 24, 2021 | Opinion, Policy
Australian Food Insecurity In April 2020, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud claimed that coronavirus was no risk to Australia’s food security. In May of the same year, Littleproud went further in saying that we were one of the most food secure nations in...
by Australia's Right To Food Coalition | Jun 23, 2021 | Advocacy
This week is Refugee Week – an opportunity to celebrate the contribution refugees make to our society while recognising and acknowledging the many challenges that refugees face. One such challenge which is not widely recognised is the high rate of food insecurity...
by Australia's Right To Food Coalition | Jun 6, 2021 | Opinion
Food insecurity appears to be rising steadily in Australia, with the number of those seeking support from food banks having more than doubled to 31% from 2019-2020. The last few years have brought COVID-19, drought, bushfires and floods – disasters that have...
by Australia's Right To Food Coalition | May 1, 2021 | Advocacy
After much organisational advocacy for changes to working-age income support payments, the Australian federal government announced their Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021 in March 2021. This is the first time in over...
