food insecurity

Single-parenting and low-income households are being hit hardest by food insecurity amid Australia’s cost-of-living crisis.

While Coles and Woolworths report record profits, it’s young women and single mothers and their children who are bearing the worst of it.

The war in Sudan has reached a crisis point for women and girls, with some forced to have sex with soldiers in exchange for food.

A new report by Foodbank Australia highlights the cost-of-living crisis’ real impact on Australian households experiencing food insecurity. 

On any given day, over half a million households in Australia struggle with food insecurity- especially those with children. 

Australia has a growing hunger problem and women are 50 percent more likely to experience food insecurity and hunger than men.

Four million Australians, at some period over the last 12 months, have experienced extreme hunger. One in five of these people are children.