Modern Australian

Too many Australians have to choose between heating or eating this winter

  • Written by Rebecca Lindberg, Lecturer, Deakin University
Too many Australians have to choose between heating or eating this winterIf you worry about where your next meal will come from, you're not "food secure".Shutterstock

You’d expect a dual-parent family on a median income to be able to put enough healthy food on the table. But once the cost of housing, transport and school are covered, too many Australians are having to choose between heating or eating.

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