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We can’t keep relying on charities and the food industry to supply food after disasters – the government must lead

Image: Shutterstock Australia is facing yet another “unprecedented” weather event as extreme flooding across Queensland and New South Wales submerges entire towns. In the immediate aftermath, there’s a new challenge...

4 reasons insects could be a staple in Aussie diets, from zesty tree ants to peanut-buttery bogong moths

  Picture: Bryan Lessard, Author provided With the global population predicted to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, one of the biggest challenges in our lifetimes will be securing enough...

We’ve had a taste of disrupted food supplies – here are 5 ways we can avoid a repeat

The Bread Famine and the Pawnbroker, Brothers Lesueur (18th century) When our reliance on supermarkets is seriously disrupted – for example, by spikes in demand...

There are 10 catastrophic threats facing humans right now, and coronavirus is only one of them

Picture: DAN HIMBRECHTS/AAP Four months in, this year has already been a remarkable showcase for existential and catastrophic risk. A severe drought, devastating bushfires, hazardous smoke, towns running...

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

If 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...