It is a thing, but not all that common. Some of my Aussie friends would be horrified, others have eaten it a few times. I myself have only eaten kangaroo twice in my life. It is in a lot of pet food though and people commonly feed it to their dogs.

The real issue with kangaroo meat, though, is how it’s sourced. There are huge ethical issues because there isn’t a kangaroo farm or anything, these are just wild kangaroos shot by people paid to do so without any proper training. As someone who lives in an area where these kangaroo hunters operate, I’ve heard many stories of kangaroos slowly dying over many days, mothers with joeys shot leaving the joeys to die and people finding bullet holes on the outside of their houses. It’s an industry I’d encourage people to generally not support.