Vegan news

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

Research into plant based diets may improve Indigenous health

Vegan Australia has again called on the country's leading health body to prioritise research into advocating a whole food plant based diet to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. ...

Cancer warning labels for bacon, ham

Call to put cancer health warnings on processed meat products Processed meat is linked to cancer. Evidence now clearly shows that eating bacon, ham, sausages and other processed meat increases ...

Taking on discrimination against vegans

An interesting new trend has started which attempts to use human rights laws to advance the rights of animals. The International Vegan Rights Alliance was formed in 2012 and aims ...

Speech at Nup to the Cup event at NSW Parliament

The following speech was made by Greg McFarlane, Director of Vegan Australia, at the Nup to the Cup event at the NSW Parliament House on Tuesday 7 November 2017. The ...

Speech at Inaugural World Vegan Day Lunch at Parliament House Canberra

The Inaugural World Vegan Day Lunch at Parliament House Canberra was held on Saturday 4 November 2017. Below is the speech given by Greg McFarlane, Director of Vegan Australia. I'd ...

Plant based doctor Michael Klaper tours Australia

Nutrition in Healthcare Symposium Tour (Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne) Former nutrition advisor to NASA, and star of award-winning documentaries Cowspiracy and What The Health, Dr Michael Klaper is a ...

11 year old asking tough questions. Will you listen?

11 year old Brisbane student, Amani Dunlop, is asking climate change questions we should all be asking. Amani wants to inform her community about the role animal agriculture plays in ...

Last chance to join the World Vegan Day Lunch at Parliament House

Celebrate the growth of the vegan movement in Australia at the inaugural World Vegan Day Lunch in the Great Hall venue of Parliament House in Canberra. Organised by the vegan ...

Belgium's new "food triangle": eat more plants, less meat

The Flemish Institute of Healthy Living has recently released new healthy eating guidelines for the country. Using current scientific knowledge about healthy nutrition, they are advising Belgians to drink more ...

Inaugural World Vegan Day Lunch at Parliament House

There is something very special coming up in just one month: a gourmet vegan lunch in Parliament House, Canberra! On Saturday 4 November 2017, please come and join this celebration ...

The Caring Project

Peter Maclean is the founder of The Caring Project, a vegan intentional community to be formed by carers, caring and cared for people. Here he descibes the vision for the ...

Millions of native animals killed to clear land for animal farming

A shocking new report by WWF-Australia has found that millions of native animals are killed each year due to the bulldozing of their forest and woodland habitats. The study estimates ...

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