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...
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Introducing our new Communications team!
Dear Australia's Right to Food Coalition (the RTF Coalition) supporters, today we have an exciting announcement: The RTF Coalition has a new communications team! We’ve dedicated this quick blog post to learning a little more about them, their experience and what makes...
Reflecting on 2020: A look at the Coalition’s achievements in the past year
As we approach the end of the year, it is a great opportunity for Australia’s Right to Food Coalition (the RTF Coalition) to reflect on their achievements in 2020. This year has been a challenging year to say the least, with the COVID-19 crisis shining a light on the...
The ‘Right to Food’ and Food Security
Australia’s Right to Food Coalition was set up in 2016 to promote food security, that is, for all Australians to be able to access healthy, affordable and culturally appropriate food. We chose to do this using a rights-based framework for two main reasons. Firstly, we...
Exploring food-related parliamentary inquiries in New South Wales
In the middle of this year, I was called to be a witness for a parliamentary inquiry at New South Wales (NSW) Parliament House on a matter relating to my work. This was my first time participating in any parliamentary inquiry, and despite the usual jitters from trying...
Anti-Poverty Week 2020: Exploring the link between poverty and food insecurity during times of crisis
This week, between Sunday 11 October to Saturday 17 October 2020, marks Anti-Poverty Week in Australia. It also coincides with World Food Day on Friday 16 October 2020. The theme of Anti-Poverty Week this year is “Poverty exists. Poverty hurts us all. We can all do...
Food Insecurity: The real issue for many Australians
Impact of Food Insecurity in Australia There is enough food in the world to feed everyone! But food insecurity is a significant issue affecting an estimated 5 million Australians in the last year, and encompasses a limited availability of food, cost, and accessibility...
Students and Food Insecurity, a forgotten subject in local council policy
There is alarming evidence by academic literature globally that suggests university students are likely to experience food insecurity, as a result of low incomes and academic and social pressures. Food insecurity, without hunger, often means diets that are nutrient...
Food Co-Operatives: A Potential Community-Based Strategy to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Australia
Diets low in fruit and vegetables are risk factors for heart disease, obesity, cancer, however only a very small proportion (5%) of the Australian population are eating the recommended 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables. Two common barriers are the high...
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