Hunger in the lucky country – charities step in where government fails
- Written by Carol Richards, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
The non-profit organisation Foodbank released its report Fighting Hunger in Australia this month.
Like earlier research it reported that around 15% of Australians experienced food insecurity – an extraordinary figure given up to 40% of edible, but cosmetically imperfect, food is discarded before it reaches the market.
The survey revealed...
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