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05/03/24

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Originally posted by Yoggit ↑

Hundreds of Australians say they skip meals, visit food banks and 'dumpster dive' as the cost of living crisis continues

A mother skips meals to make sure her son can eat dinner.

Later in the week she will join a line of people accessing a food bank for the first time in their lives.

Others get through the day on little more than coffee or a bread roll, going hungry to pay rent, electricity bills or buy their pets food.

A Senate committee, which launched an inquiry into the cost of living, has asked Australians to share their experiences and they have responded — more than 900 by the latest count.

They are struggling to afford the basics, at times going without food to make sure their loved ones can eat.

Some provide their names. Others are anonymous. But their responses paint a picture of a food insecurity problem experts say is "on the rise" across Australia.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-05/food-insecurity-cost-of-living/103521508

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Nothing to do with Albo, Crissy or Adam.

It's all the fault of Donald Trump, Vald Putin and Scomo.
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