OUR MISSION
Australia’s Right to Food Coalition works to improve public policy to ensure the right to food for all. We are a voluntary, nation-wide Coalition of organisations, practitioners, health and community workers, and researchers working together to ensure the right to food is respected, protected and fulfilled in Australia. We do this by working in the following areas:
Facilitating networking across Australia’s food security workforce to encourage collaboration and maximise collective impact.
Identifying areas for policy relevant research and scrutinising public policy to identify areas for action.
Undertaking advocacy on right to food related issues as identified by Coalition members.
Communicating and educating on best practice research and activities that promote the right to food in Australia and beyond.
BLOG
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...
RESOURCES
Representatives of Australia’s Right to Food Coalition have authored a library of resources. You are welcome to use our resources, but please remember to acknowledge the Coalition authors when you do.