Many Australians are feeling the impact of the cost-of-living pressures today, however this is something that has long been felt by Indigenous Australians in remote communities who regularly juggle the cost of food along with power and other essential items.
The many contributing factors of food insecurity include remote living costs such as the cost of healthy food, low income and limited employment opportunities.
In today’s episode of Research Reimagined, host Dr Amalie Dyda talks with UQ School of Public Health’s Dr Megan Ferguson and Caroline Deen, a proud Kamilaroi dietitian from Apunipima Cape York Health Council, about their community-informed research and how they aim to transfer solutions from ten remote communities - based on lived experiences - into government policies.
Research Reimagined · Food for thought: the research that’s tackling food insecurity in remote communities
Today's episode guests - Dr Megan Ferguson and Caroline Dean - invite listeners to learn more about food security in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their work through the links below.
Take a look at Apunipima and Congress Food Security position statements.
Read our publications on the Co-Design process and the lived experiences of food insecurity from the perspective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander caregivers living in remote communities.
Hear from one of our partners, Gary Cole from Mutitjulu, speaking on his experience and solutions to food insecurity. Call for NT Government to improve food value, quality in remote communities - CAAMA
Read our submission to the inquiry into Food Security in Australia
Follow Megan Ferguson to see our new project papers as they are published.