Halls Creek shire council asks for federal funding to build community grocery store as Albanese government releases remote Indigenous food security strategy
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Children are malnourished, living off cereal and missing school “because their bellies are empty” as a worsening food insecurity crisis grips Western Australia’s most disadvantaged community, say local leaders in the East Kimberley.
Dilly Butters, a mother of five living in Halls Creek, said children are skipping meals every day because families cannot afford to shop at the only local supermarket. One steak can cost as much as $25, watermelon costs up to $20 and a dozen eggs sell for about $13, she said.
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