The May 2023 Federal Budget included some initiatives to support vulnerable Australians while also balancing the budget. However, while the Labor party acknowledges the challenges of the rising costs of living, it has yet to seriously tackle poverty...
The upcoming NSW election on March 25th is a great opportunity to put the right to healthy food squarely on the agenda, in a time that is financially difficult for so many Australians. It has been estimated that over 800,000 Australian adults face food insecurity each...
Food insecurity affects households when a family member is in custody. Sometimes the person in custody is the sole earner of the household, leaving their partner and children in dire straits after incarceration. I was once contacted by a woman who is a New Zealand...
In a country like Australia, (where so much wealth has been made very quickly from the stealing of Aboriginal land, and extraction of resources) it’s kind of mind-boggling that poverty still exists. It’s hard to believe that in a country where there’s 5 million tonnes...
Australia is often talked about as a ‘Food Secure’ nation. Such statements are made when food production and consumption are measured against each other; with Australia exporting about 70% of food produced and only importing 11%. With an abundance of food, why does...
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...
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 the...
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...
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 only...
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