Australia needs a school lunch program – like many other high-income countries

Australia needs a school lunch program – like many other high-income countries

Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty ImagesMany Australian parents of school-age children will be looking forward to a break from the routine of packing school lunch boxes over the summer holidays. But in some other countries, lunch boxes are increasingly being replaced by school lunch programs. Around 80% of primary school children in high-income countries globally receive school meals. This includes almost all primary school children in c…