One in five Australians went hungry over past year, study finds

Foodbank Hunger report says 21% of people ran out of food and were unable to buy more, up from 18% in 2018. One in five Australians went hungry once over the past year, according to a new survey that also finds demand for food bank services has increased by more than 20% across Australia in 12 months. As welfare groups demand an increase to Newstart to combat poverty among the unemployed, the annual Foodbank Hunger report found in the past year 21% of Australians ran out of food and were unable