About this episode
This episode explores the impact of the global fuel crisis on food relief efforts, particularly for young people in Melbourne.
Food relief charities across the country are seeing a massive spike in demand in response to the global fuel crisis. OzHarvest, a leading food rescue charity, says young people, particularly uni students, are doing it tough right now. So what happens when the cost of living gets too much? In this week's deep dive, hack goes out with a young guy trying to meet the demand for food in Melbourne, and we speak to someone on the front lines of this crisis. Guests: Alex Landsberry , OzHarvest delivery driver Get the whole story from hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
People in this episode
Host: triplej
Guest: Alex Landsberry
Topics covered
- hunger
- fuel crisis
- food relief
- cost of living
- youth issues
Keywords
- food relief
- fuel crisis
- OzHarvest
- cost of living
- uni students
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OzHarvest
Places: Melbourne
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