Author(s): Justin Healey (Editor)

Education

Australia is a prosperous country, yet there remains
a sizeable portion of the population who lack a
regular supply of nutritious and affordable food,
either going hungry or relying on assistance from
charities and food banks. In the past year alone,
more than four million Australians have been in
a situation where they have run out of food and have been unable to buy more. Conversely, we also waste a lot of food right through the supply chain; the cost of food waste to the national economy is a staggering $20 billion each year. What are the many ways in which we can reduce our ownfood waste? How can Australia address the needs of people who are foodinsecure, and by the same token minimise food waste, to encourage anequitable and sustainable approach to food? We could do more to live by the old adages, `you are what you eat¿ and `waste not, want not¿.