Every day, hundreds of trucks barrel along highways from Melbourne to Brisbane. Some B-triple trucks stretch to 36 metres or more, more than seven times the length of an average car. Australia relies on those largely diesel-fuelled trucks for the vast majority of our intercity freight. More trucks are on the way. Infrastructure Australia predicts […]
University of Wollongong
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1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food
Around one in eight Australian households, or 1.3 million people, could not afford enough food in 2023. Rising housing and energy costs are cutting into food budgets, forcing families to buy less nutritious food or skip meals.