Vegan news

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

September is National Biodiversity Month
National Biodiversity Month is held in September each year to promote the importance of protecting biodiversity in Australia and the world. It is a time to stop and appreciate the ...
Be Kind to Animals Week
This year Be Kind to Animals Week is 1-7 October and it's gearing up to be the biggest in its 10 year history. The annual event was created by the ...
Animal agriculture is key driver of ecosystem decline, government told
The Australian ecosystem is in decline, biodiversity is threatened and native animal species are at risk of becoming extinct. The key driver for this is the animal agriculture industry and ...
Australian farmers embracing plant-based alternatives
Australian farmers are embracing the growing trend towards plant-based alternative foods. After years of opposition and ridicule, NSW Farmers and the National Farmers' Federation have realised that the world is ...
Celebrate World Plant Milk Day
Will you be joining us in celebrating World Plant Milk Day on 22 August? Millions of people around the world are now learning about the horrible suffering inherent in the dairy ...
New book calls for ethical vegan leaders to rise up
Australian vegan author and disability rights advocate Kathy Divine is pre-launching her latest book Golden Age Politics: Inspired, Ethical Politics for a Peaceful, Thriving World, which offers disillusioned voters some ...
Chemists and cattle
Natural, normal cows are pretty useless to the modern meat and dairy industry. They don't grow fast enough. They're too slow at converting feed into flesh and they only produce ...
Vegan Australia Certified turns 2!
The Vegan Australia Certified program is now two years old! In that time Vegan Australia has certified over 1000 products that meet the high standards we have set for vegan ...
Media Alert: Call to support animals, farmers and health by drinking plant milks this World Milk Day
In a campaign for World Milk Day, Dairy Australia is trying to persuade the public to drink more milk. Their goal is to increase their profits and they are doing ...
Shutdown increases long-term accessibility for vegan community
Vegan NSW runs both the Sydney and Newcastle monthly vegan markets. Here, volunteer Mantshologane Maile explains how Vegan NSW adapted to the difficulties of the Covid-19 shutdown. Two months ago ...
Respect all mothers this Mother's Day
As Mother's Day approaches, it's time to think about how humans treat other mothers, the mothers of species we choose to eat or use in some way. It's time to ...
Yates Vegan Fertiliser now on the shelves
We are pleased to announce that Australia's first vegan certified fertiliser has been released by Yates. Yates Vegan Fertiliser is the first product of its type and will fill a ...
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Vegan Australia is an abolitionist animal rights organisation that campaigns nationally for veganism. 
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