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Push on to shake up 'best before' and 'use-by' dates

Confusing date labels are leading Australians to bin way too much edible food, as advocates push reform and families seek smarter ways to cut waste.

AAP · Aug 15

'System broken': more going hungry as food crisis hits

Charities are buckling under a surge of hungry Australians as fuel price pressures swell into a "cost of surviving" crisis.

AAP · Apr 22

Short first Ashes Test results in record donation of surplus food across Western Australia

Optus Stadium donates fresh produce after England’s capitulation with OZHarvest redistributing ‘hundreds of kilos’ to charities

The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2025

Rising price of instant coffee a bitter blend

The weekly shop for groceries has grown unbearable for some households with the price of certain essential goods almost doubling at major grocers.

AAP · Mar 18, 2024

‘Every household needs to work out a system for their fridge’: how to throw out less food

Hacks such as rotating the crisper, labelling food nearing expiry and shopping online can all reduce food waste

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2024

‘Without them I’d be starving’: cost-of-living crisis forcing more Australians than ever to rely on food banks

Nation’s largest provider of food relief is helping about a million people each month – many of them with jobs and many of them for the first time

The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2023

Australians relying on cheaper food to feed themselves amid cost-of-living crisis

Many Australians rely on cheaper food to get by, and new data shows an increase in people are accessing help from food charities for the first time.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Food banks worried more people will go to bed hungry after missing out on budget funding

Food charities are struggling to keep their pantries stocked with more hungry mouths to feed than ever before, but there was no joy in this week's federal budget.

ABC News · May 11, 2023

Demand for food relief rises rapidly in ACT as more Canberrans seek cost of living respite

Food charity OzHarvest says more Canberrans are seeking help as they struggle to pay for housing and groceries, including people who earn too much to be eligible for government benefits, but not enough to be financially secure.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2023

Cheers: Queensland uncorks bottler of a recycling idea

Queensland is raising a glass to becoming the first to include wine bottles in its 10 cent container deposit scheme.

AAP · Apr 20, 2023