In Australia’s cost-of-living-crisis, even lawyers are forced to rely on food banks

‘I don’t do any of the luxuries,’ says Jess Townsend. A recent report has found one in five households earning $91,000 or more experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months. Photograph: Rémi Chauvin/The Guardian

Jess Townsend makes $90,000 a year working as a lawyer. Her weekly shop is made up of home-brand products. There is no red meat.

Despite those restrictions, she can’t save. At least once in the past year, she has gone to a food bank.