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We’re not getting any better at eating fruit & veg – we need a coordinated approach to nutrition now - Media release
17 Jun 2022
94 per cent of Australians aren’t getting their recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables, according to the latest data on dietary behaviours released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics…
Dietitians ready to support Albanese Government to serve up better food and nutrition for Australians in aged care - Media release
16 Jun 2022
Dietitians Australia welcomes the Albanese Government’s reaffirmed commitment to improving food and nutrition for aged care residents, announced this week. To achieve this, the Government must…
Dietitians call on action against food pollution - Media Release
04 Jun 2022
Sunday 5 June 2022 is World Environment Day, with dietitians urging the Albanese government to address unhealthy diets and food waste as a key driver toward climate change. A recently published…
Food security through nutrition policy should be main course for new Health Minister - Media statement
01 Jun 2022
Australia’s new Minister for Health and Aged Care, Hon. Mark Butler MP must tackle food affordability and the nation’s alarming rise in diet-related illnesses through reviving the Labor government’s…
More Australians prescribed mental health medication than ever - Media statement
19 May 2022
This week's report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed that more Australians are now prescribed medication for mental illness since records began in 2012, costing…