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

Give vegan a go this World Vegan Month


Vegan Easy and Vegan Australia are at it again with the launch of their latest 30-day Vegan Easy Challenge this November! The Challenge kicks off on World Vegan Day, 1... Read more →

Pledge for Animals: How the parties rate


Check out how the parties have voted on Vegan Australia's Pledge for Animals, so you can make an informed vote at the next election. This federal election, Vegan Australia and... Read more →

Ask your candidates to sign the Pledge for Animals


Would you like your local candidates in the upcoming Australian federal election to promise to do more for animals? Just enter your details below and we will automatically find your... Read more →

Vegan input into NSW food security inquiry


Note: submissions have now closed. Thank you to the over 450 supporters who signed the petition and made their own submissions. A NSW parliament inquiry is looking into food security,... Read more →

2021: Year in review - veganism goes mainstream


2021 has been a remarkable year - in so many ways. Here is an overview of Vegan Australia's 2021. A successful World Vegan Month Now that World Vegan Month has... Read more →

We've asked the Prime Minister to go vegan at COP26. Will he do it?


Vegan Australia has teamed up with Vegan Easy to send an invitation to Prime Minister Scott Morrison urging him to take up a 30-day vegan challenge for the COP26 climate... Read more →

Celebrate World Vegan Day: take the 30 Day Vegan Easy Challenge!


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... Read more →

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... Read more →

Animal welfare inquiry told: phase out animal farming


Image credit: We Animals The NSW animal welfare laws are currently under review and the NSW Government says that "protecting the welfare of animals is a priority" for the Government.... Read more →

Search for the ultimate Down Under vegan pie flavour


Thanks to our trailblazing friends at the Vegan Society of Aotearoa New Zealand (VSANZ), September 3 has become known as World Vegan Pie Day. This year, the VSANZ has kindly... Read more →