Malnutrition in Australia?

Question by Shaz: Malnutrition in Australia?
What could cause a household to run out of food completely

Best answer:

Answer by pepperhead2u
same as any other 1st world country

drug/alcohol abuse
or
mental health issue with parents

The pension is not a lot of money but people do manage to get by on it

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