3.7 Million Australians Face Food Insecurity Issues: Report

‘In a country where we produce enough food to feed our population three times over, this should not be happening,’ Foodbank Australia CEO said.

People shop for fruit and vegetables at a market in Melbourne, Australia, on June 11, 2021. William West/AFP via Getty Images

A food security crisis is sweeping through Australia as millions of households had difficulty putting food on the table in the past year, a new study has shown, with 77 percent experiencing this for the first time.

Foodbank Australia—the country’s largest hunger relief charity—has released a report depicting a grim picture of food insecurity in Australia amid rising inflation.