Albo’s army of hungry and homeless Australians is on the march.
A photo of hundreds of people waiting in an inner-city area for a food bank represents “the sad new reality of our country”.
Charity organisers said the number of people requesting help has “grown exponentially” in recent months.
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A photo of the “desperate situation” in Footscray, an inner suburb of Melbourne five kilometres west of the CBD, has gone viral on several internet platforms. The “sad sight” contradicts the city’s “most liveable” position.
The number of Australians seeking help has ‘increased enormously’ Randa Beirouti, founder of Reaching out in Melbourne’s Inner West, who organized the Footscray food bank and captured the image.
After the pandemic, help-seeking has “skyrocketed. Yes, this is a normal queue. Our numbers have grown exponentially”, said Beirouti
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After the outbreak, demand increased, but “the level of need is totally out of control,” she said as inflation and rates squeeze Aussies.
Both of these are the direct fault of Albanese Government failures in energy and immigration policy.