FOOD – AUSTRALIA

No food, no fuel, no phones: Bushfires showed we’re only ever one step from system collapse

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Original article by Anthony Richardson
The New Daily – Page: Online : 11-Feb-20

Australia’s recent bushfires revealed the shortcomings of the ‘just in time’ model used for the distribution of food and fuel. When the Victorian town of Mallacoota was cut off by road and air because of the fires, food and fuel supplies quickly became so low that there were suggestions of a pending humanitarian crisis. Australia currently imports 90 per cent of its oil, most of which comes through the Strait of Hormuz. Australia is meant to keep 90 days of fuel supplies in reserve as part of its International Energy Agency obligations, but at one point in late 2019, it reportedly had only 23 days of jet fuel, 22 days of diesel and 18 days of petrol in reserve.

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Chinese still our favourite cuisine, but for how much longer?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 13-May-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 70.4 per cent of Australians aged 14+ reported liking Chinese cuisine in the year to December 2015, compared with 73.6 per cent in 2011. The survey also shows that Italian food is now enjoyed by 62.9 per cent of the population, marginally up on 60.8 per cent in 2011. Meanwhile, an above-average proportion of Pre-Boomers like Chinese food (72.1 per cent), while Generation X is over-represented among Australians who like Italian, Greek, Thai and Lebanese cuisine. Gen Y, in contrast, are the group most likely to enjoy eating Japanese, Other Asian, Indian, Mexican and French food.

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Does a person’s cooking talent influence their food preferences?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-Mar-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 50 per cent of Australians aged 14+ often receive compliments on their cooking. The survey, which was carried out in the year to December 2014, also shows that these people are 19 per cent more likely than the population average to enjoy eating vegetarian food, while they are 18 per cent more likely to enjoy eating bagels and 16 per cent more likely to enjoy health food. Meanwhile, 21 per cent of Australians say they would rather clean than cook, and they are 10 per cent more likely to enjoy eating both chicken nuggets and hot dogs than the average Australian

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