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The latest news from Vegan Australia plus vegan and animal rights news from around Australia and the world.

Government inquiry acknowledges vegan viewpoint
A report recently released by a government inquiry into agriculture acknowledges that "there are some Australians who do not consider it appropriate to use animals for commercial purposes." The submission ...
Italian city plans to go more vegan
The council of the Italian city of Turin plans to make the city more vegan. This could be a great model for cities in Australia as well. Based on the ...
How do we best promote veganism? - Casey Taft
Casey Taft is a psychologist who works with clients to prevent violent behavior. In his article, "How Do We Best Promote Veganism?: A Psychologist's Perspective", he pulls together many of ...
Free range is not the answer
Recently a large Australian agribusiness applied to create a "Free Range" trademark for beef cattle. In a submission opposing the trademark, Vegan Australia highlighted some of the many detrimental impacts ...
Cognitive dissonance and meat eaters
How do people justify "loving one, but eating the other"? Maya Gibson looks at the psychological research into how individuals can hold two contradictory beliefs at the same time. Most ...
Looking for volunteers for Vegan Outreach
Sam Tucker is the Australia & New Zealand Outreach Coordinator for Vegan Outreach, a nonprofit animal rights group that hands out leaflets about veganism and animal farming to students. He ...
Swine - new film on antibiotic resistance in farmed animals
A new short thriller/documentary, Swine, has just been release by Viva! The film exposes the impending crisis of antibiotic resistance developing in factory farms. "For years the factory farming industry ...
Making the link between food choices and sustainability
In recent years, many large institutions have been "going green". They have made public commitments to sustainability and are divesting from carbon intensive industries and introducing measures to reduce their ...
Animal farming to be banned in New South Wales, Baird Government announces
Animal farming will be banned in New South Wales from July 1 next year, with Premier Mike Baird saying the "widespread and systemic mistreatment of animals" cannot be tolerated. Key ...
Tip: don't get your health advice from the Cattle Council of Australia
In a recent article in The Land the Cattle Council of Australia claims that eating 455g of cooked red meat per week is healthy. They claim that this is consistent ...
The Culture of Denial
Excerpt from The World Peace Diet by Dr Will Tuttle, from the section titled "The Culture of Denial", explaining how deeply humanity's denial of the suffering of animals affects us ...
Labor Party plan to encourage healthy eating
90% of deaths in Australia are caused by chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke or diabetes. Many of these diseases are caused by lifestyle behaviours, with diet and nutrition ...
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