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Abe Maddison

Appetite for destruction: nation's food security threat

Global tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate change are all threats to food security. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia must take urgent action to address growing risks to its food security from geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate-related shocks, a report has warned.

The issue has been "taken for granted" and must be elevated to the same strategic importance as national defence according to the research paper, released by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute on Monday.

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