# Vegan Australia: Love life, live vegan\.

> Vegan Australia is an animal rights organisation that campaigns nationally for veganism\.

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## Pages
- [Media releases](https://veganaustralia.org.au/media-releases/): Vegan Australia campaigns through the media by publishing media releases responding to current issues relevant to veganism and announcing new research\.
- [For business](https://veganaustralia.org.au/resources/for-business/): Explore Vegan Australia's resources for businesses, including Vegan Australia Certified product certification, restaurant accreditation and guidance on offering vegan food and products\. Find out how your business can contribute to a vegan Australia\.
- [Research](https://veganaustralia.org.au/research/): Explore Vegan Australia's research into effective vegan advocacy, the strategies used by animal\-using industries and the environmental impacts of animal agriculture\. Our research helps inform efforts to end animal exploitation and build a vegan Australia\.
- [Animals matter](https://veganaustralia.org.au/why_vegan/animals-matter/): Animals are individuals with their own lives, interests and experiences\. Discover why our fellow animals matter, why they deserve rights to their own lives, bodies and freedom, and why veganism is essential to ending their exploitation\.
- [Privacy policy](https://veganaustralia.org.au/privacy-policy/): Vegan Australia's Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information, including information provided through our website, donations, subscriptions and other interactions with our organisation\.

## Articles
- [Vegan advice: Why so negative?](https://veganaustralia.org.au/news-article/vegan_advice_why_so_negative/): Vegan advice line: Why so negative?\. Q: I am often very surprised at the reactions I get from people when they hear I am vegan\. I would have thought living a compassionate lifestyle was a great thing \- so why do people get so upset about it? I am struggling to understand and I am not sure how to deal with these negative people\. \- Surprised
- [Record number of vegan events in one weekend](https://veganaustralia.org.au/news-article/record_number_of_vegan_events_on_this_weekend/): Saturday 22 April 2017 was Earth Day\. It was also Vegan Education Day\. Perhaps this explains why there were more vegan and animal rights events occurring around Australia on that weekend than ever before: from vegan outreach, street activism and farm sanctuary open days to vegan nutrition seminars, markets, food events, bake sales, cooking classes, music events, social dinners, picnics, bushwalks and many more\. The previous Wednesday also saw 600 people pack the cinema to watch the Sydney premiere screening of the documentary What the Health\. The ever increasing number, range and size of vegan events show that veganism is on the rise, reaching more and more people and having a real and positive effect for animals\. Thank you to the hundreds of people who come together to organise these events in all parts of Australia\. And thank you to the many tens of thousands of people who participate, enjoy, learn and educate\. You may be wondering what Earth Day has to do with this? The main focus of Earth Day this year was "environmental and climate literacy"\. As most of us now know, animal agriculture is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions and thus contributes to global warming more than any other industry\. To save the world from climate disaster we must both reduce the burning of fossil fuels and reduce animal agriculture\. The growing acceptance of the negative impact on the environment by animal agriculture is one of the reasons more and more people are turning to a plant based diet and veganism\. The connection between Earth Day and Vegan Education Day is crucial\. As an individual, the best thing that anyone can do now to save the earth is to become vegan\. Then participate in one of the many events on every week\.
- [Celebrate World Vegan Day: take the 30 Day Vegan Easy Challenge\!](https://veganaustralia.org.au/news-article/vegan_easy_challenge_november_2021/): The free November Vegan Easy Challenge is being held as a celebration of World Vegan Day and World Vegan Month \- the perfect time for people to give vegan living a go\! World Vegan Day \(1 November\) is a well\-established date for celebrating all things plant\-based, cruelty\-free and sustainable\. We reckon it's a great opportunity to reach out to the vegan\-curious and wider public to encourage them to try going vegan in a supportive setting for 30 days\. Charity partners Vegan Easy \(run by Animal Liberation Victoria\) and Vegan Australia are excited to host the November Challenge, with a goal to reach out to hundreds of thousands of Australians, plus many more beyond our borders\.
- [Vegan Australia supports YES vote](https://veganaustralia.org.au/news-article/vegan_australia_supports_yes_vote/): Justice is a founding principle of Vegan Australia and in keeping with this and in support of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, we urge you to vote Yes in tomorrow's Voice referendum\.
- [Plant Based Treaty](https://veganaustralia.org.au/news-article/plant-based-treaty/): The Plant Based Treaty calls for changes to food systems to address climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental destruction caused by animal agriculture\. Learn about the treaty's aims and its proposals for a transition away from animal farming\.

## Blogs
- [T\-shirts for sale](https://veganaustralia.org.au/blog/t-shirts-for-sale/): Show your support for animals by wearing a vegan T\-shirt\. It's a wonderful way to promote veganism and a great conversation starter\. Below are a few Australian online stores where you can buy vegan and animal rights T\-shirts\.
- [Vegan farmed animal sanctuaries](https://veganaustralia.org.au/blog/vegan-farmed-animal-sanctuaries/): Just a few years ago there were only a handful of farmed animal sanctuaries in Australia\. Now they can be found in nearly all states of Australia\. These sanctuaries care for animals rescued from the animal agriculture industries and look after them for the rest of their lives\.
- [Vegan health practitioners](https://veganaustralia.org.au/blog/vegan-health-practitioners/): Are you looking for advice about health issues or vegan nutrition? We have put together this list of vegan health practitioners in Australia\. While there are many health professionals who can help you with a vegan diet, we only list those who are vegan themselves\.
- [Vegan diets and oral health](https://veganaustralia.org.au/blog/vegan-diets-and-oral-health/): Practical, evidence\-based advice for maintaining healthy teeth and gums on a vegan diet\.
- [Nutrients in a vegan diet](https://veganaustralia.org.au/blog/nutrients-in-a-vegan-diet/): When you first start contemplating eating a vegan diet it can all seem a bit confusing and overwhelming\. You are not alone \- these are all valid concerns\. But you don't need to worry, a healthy vegan diet has you covered\.

## Research
- [Impact of a vegan agricultural system on land use](https://veganaustralia.org.au/research-article/impact-of-a-vegan-agricultural-system-on-land-use/): This report examines how land currently used for animal agriculture in Australia could be reused in a vegan agricultural system, including options for plant farming, reforestation, land restoration and new industries\.
- [Impact of a vegan agricultural system on the economy](https://veganaustralia.org.au/research-article/impact-of-a-vegan-agricultural-system-on-the-economy/): This report examines the economic impacts of transitioning Australia to a vegan agricultural system, including effects on GDP, employment, exports and regional economies\.
- [Impact of a vegan agricultural system on the environment](https://veganaustralia.org.au/research-article/impact-of-a-vegan-agricultural-system-on-the-environment/): This report explores how ending animal agriculture in Australia will help the environment by reducing greenhouse gases, restoring ecosystems and protecting biodiversity\. This research is ongoing\.
- [The link between meat production and human rights](https://veganaustralia.org.au/research-article/the-link-between-meat-production-and-human-rights/): This paper provides a somewhat alternative voice as to the causes of climate change and environmental destruction from a human rights perspective\.
- [Business case for vegan options in non\-vegan restaurants](https://veganaustralia.org.au/research-article/business-case-for-vegan-options-in-non-vegan-restaurants/): Learn why adding vegan menu options makes business sense, broadens your customer base and supports a growing shift towards animal\-free food\.

## Media Releases
- [End animal use, says Vegan Australia submission on animal welfare](https://veganaustralia.org.au/media-release/end-animal-use-says-vegan-australia-submission-on-animal-welfare/): The Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines are currently under review and public submissions have been requested\. In its submissions to the review, Vegan Australia has called for the Australian Government to really make the welfare of animals the primary goal of the standards, by enforcing that animals must not be used in any way\.
- [Vegans demand a fair go in new dietary guidelines](https://veganaustralia.org.au/media-release/vegans-demand-a-fair-go-in-new-dietary-guidelines/): New government dietary guidelines are unfair to vegans, say vegan groups in their submission on the draft Australian Dietary Guidelines\.
- [Plan to turn Australia vegan in 20 years](https://veganaustralia.org.au/media-release/plan-to-turn-australia-vegan-in-20-years/): "The development of a National Food Plan is an opportunity to reflect on our use of animals for food and consider alternative diets and food systems that could promote compassion, sustainability and good health," said Greg McFarlane, Director of Vegan Australia\.
- [A shift to plant based diets must be part of National Food Plan](https://veganaustralia.org.au/media-release/a-shift-to-plant-based-diets-must-be-part-of-national-food-plan/): Transitioning to sustainable, compassionate, vegan, plant based diets should be a priority for Australian food policy, vegan groups said in their submission on a National Food Plan today\.
- [Vegan Australia says no to Bacon Week](https://veganaustralia.org.au/media-release/vegan-australia-says-no-to-bacon-week/): Vegan Australia rejects the assertion by Australian Pork that "It is often said that bacon is the meat that will tempt vegetarians to follow the carnivorous path back to sal\(i\)vation\. And this is the week to do it\."

## Volunteer
- [General volunteering](https://veganaustralia.org.au/volunteer/general-volunteering/): Do you have a brilliant idea to help create a vegan world? Let us know\!

- [Researcher and submission writer](https://veganaustralia.org.au/volunteer/researcher-and-submission-writer/): Vegan Australia is looking for a researcher and submission writer on specific topics for publication by Vegan Australia or for submission to inquiries\.
- [Skilled or pro bono work](https://veganaustralia.org.au/volunteer/skilled-or-pro-bono-work/): Use your existing skills to help with aspects of Vegan Australia's initiatives\.
- [Climate science researcher](https://veganaustralia.org.au/volunteer/climate-science-researcher/): Vegan Australia is looking for a researcher to critically look at the claim that animal agriculture is responsible for around 50% of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions\.

## Submissions
- [Sardines have a right to their own lives](https://veganaustralia.org.au/submission/sardines-have-a-right-to-their-own-lives/): Vegan Australia has opposed the approval of the South Australian Sardine Fishery, arguing that maintaining a sustainable population does not justify killing individual sardines\. Fishes have a right to their own lives, not merely to the continued existence of their species\.
- [Dairy industry is unsustainable](https://veganaustralia.org.au/submission/dairy_industry_unsustainable/): The dairy industry is intrinsically unsustainable and should be transitioned to other forms of land use\. In a submission to a NSW Parliamentary inquiry into the long\-term sustainability of the dairy industry, Vegan Australia has urged the government to transition the industry towards a plant based future\. Dairy farming not only causes immense suffering to the animals used by the industry, it also damages the environment through land clearing, greenhouse gas emissions and water use\. The market for animal dairy products is in decline and so now is a good time to end the industry\.
- [Vegans stand up to the meat industry at hearing](https://veganaustralia.org.au/submission/vegans-stand-up-to-the-meat-industry-at-hearing/): Vegan Australia was proud to join seven other vegan and animal rights groups invited to present at a Senate hearing into labelling of plant based alternative products\. The other groups speaking were No Meat May, Australian Vegans, Purpose with Profit, Vegan NSW, Animal Defenders Office, Animal Justice Party and Animal Liberation Queensland\. All presentations and answers to questions were of the highest quality, intelligent and well researched\. Below is the presentation made by Greg McFarlane on behalf of Vegan Australia\. You can view a recording of the full hearing here\.
- [NSW Health Nutrition Standards urged to be more vegan focussed](https://veganaustralia.org.au/submission/nsw_health_nutrition_standards_urged_to_be_more_vegan_focussed/): A review by NSW Health into the NSW Nutrition Standards has been recommended to be more inclusive of vegans\. The Nutrition Standards are used to provide appropriate food to patients in NSW Health facilities\. In a submission to the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, Vegan Australia has given a list of suggestions to improve the Standards to make them more applicable to to the needs of vegan patients\.
- [Education about vegan diet may improve Indigenous health](https://veganaustralia.org.au/submission/education_about_vegan_diet_may_improve_indigenous_health/): Vegan Australia has 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\. The submission was made to the National Health and Medical Research Council in response to a request about priorities for indigenous health research\. Recent surveys have shown that indigenous Australians are at a higher risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes\. Nutrition is pivotal in the prevention of chronic diseases and research shows that diets that contain no animal products give the highest level of protection against these diseases\. Many indigenous Australians' diets consist mostly of refined carbohydrate and animal protein with low amounts of fresh vegetables and fruit\. A culturally\-sensitive, integrated program of education into the adoption of a whole food plant based diet may offer hope in managing and/or reversing these debilitating and expensive health conditions in indigenous communities\. This submission follows on from our earlier submission to the Australian Department of Health on how whole food plant based diets can prevent and manage chronic conditions\. Please read our full submission below\.

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