We’re in a food price crisis. What is the government doing to ease the pressure?
- Written by: Kathryn Backholer, Co-Director, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Deakin University
PR Image Factory/ShutterstockAn affordable daily diet has edged too far away for many Australians. Food prices have risen sharply since 2021, fuelling cost of living pressures and food insecurity. Some 3.7 million Australian households experienced food insecurity in 2023 – 10% more than in 2022.
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