by Australia's Right To Food Coalition | Oct 21, 2022 | Experience, Opinion, personal piece
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...
by Australia's Right To Food Coalition | Nov 30, 2020 | Experience
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...
by Australia's Right To Food Coalition | Nov 15, 2020 | Advocacy, Experience, Policy
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...
by Australia's Right To Food Coalition | Nov 1, 2020 | Experience, Policy
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...
by Australia's Right To Food Coalition | Sep 29, 2020 | Experience
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...
