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Australian youth going hungry amid coronavirus pandemic, says Foodbank report

Foodbank CEO Brianna Casey.

Foodbank CEO Brianna Casey says Australia's youth are hardest hit by food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: AAP

Almost 35 per cent of food-insecure Australians don't know how they will cope when the COVID-19 supports such as JobSeeker and JobKeeper are withdrawn.


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Almost 35 per cent of food-insecure Australians don't know how they will cope when the COVID-19 supports such as JobSeeker and JobKeeper are withdrawn.


Australians who were struggling to get enough food before COVID-19 are now going hungry more often, with 43 per cent going a day a week without eating.

Read the full article in English here.


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