Food insecurity has significant impacts on rates of chronic disease and other measures of health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote communities. Food insecurity also has flow-on effects for workforce and educational participation, economic opportunities and mental health. Many remote communities now experience food insecurity at a much higher rate than Australians as a whole.

This strategy identifies seven pillars of food security which reflect advice from, and experience of, remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. A governing body will be established to oversee implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the strategy. The first task of the governing body will be to develop an action plan to support the seven pillars.

Pillars

1. Country and culture
2. Health and nutrition
3. Housing, infrastructure and environmental health
4. Families and communities
5. Remote retail
6. Supply chains
7. Healthy economies