Indigenous People Experience the Majority of Australia's Food Insecurity Problems

According to the Australian Government, there are three major components of food insecurity within countries which are: inadequate access to food, inadequate supply, and inappropriate use of food. Almost all countries experience some form of these components if not all. For instance, Australia experiences some of these key components as well with it being present within about 5% of their population. Furthermore, few major concerns (within this 5%) are for child and family services organizations due to is possibly negatively impacting the outcomes for children in the short and long-term aspects (include: academic ability and health issues which include obesity). However, child and family services can also play a major role in Australia by improving the food security of their clients. Child and family services can do this by referring people to their services such as financial counseling which may overall may include underlying factors that could lead to food insecurity.

Sadly, a large percentage, of the overall 5%, is within the Indigenous People at about 24%. This is mainly due to remote communities usually experiencing higher rates of food insecurity form limited “general stores”. Although this does not leave out the Indigenous People that are living in much more urban environments. These Indigenous People are also living with food insecurity problems due to aspects like low income, household infrastructure and overcrowding, access to transport, storage and cooking facilities. With this all being said an overall problem, for both remote and urban locations, is that Indigenous People are spending their money on ready-made food such as fast food. Lastly, I was thinking of how this reminded me a lot of the Native Americans within the United States of America. It seems that  food insecurity could possibly be quite common  within countries’ native populations.