Labor Pitches $1.4 Billion ‘Free Lunch’ Plan for Schools, MP Questions Practicality

A similar scheme in New Zealand is reported to have led to 10,000 meals going to waste each day.

Students prepare to eat their lunches at a school in the Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The saying goes “there’s no such thing as a free lunch,” but Labor is determined to ensure it’s the case for Queensland’s school children.

As a fortnight of pre-polling kicks off for the 2024 Queensland election, incumbent Premier Steven Miles has pledged that every school student from Prep to Year 6 would receive free lunches under a re-elected government.