Published by Sustain: the Australian food network

Food security impacts every Australian alive today, and all future generations. The analysis of 187 submissions made to the 2023 National Inquiry into Food Security reveals several matters of national significance.

First, that such a wide range of stakeholders engaged with the process shows the importance attached to these
matters by significant organisations across the country. There was broad representation across the food system,
from paddock to plate.

Secondly, there was a high level of consensus amongst stakeholders on several key issues, above all the need for
coordinated national policy and governance for food security, with a whole-of-government, whole-of-country
approach as reflected in a National Food Plan or similar policy instrument.

Thirdly, whilst the Committee’s report reflected some of the key policy asks made in many submissions on several
key items, there were also highly significant omissions […]