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Dietitians demand accountability as people in aged care continue to lose weight - Media release
03 Mar 2022
Following concerns about yesterday’s Residential Aged Care Quality Indicators report, Dietitians Australia is calling on the Australian Government to implement urgent measures to increase…
More spent on prisoners’ food than aged care residents’ food - Media statement
06 Feb 2022
Dietitians Australia is urging the strained aged care sector to add food and nutrition to its priorities throughout the current crisis. Accredited Practising Dietitian and Aged Care Subject Matter…
Taskforce must investigate link between malnutrition & COVID-19 deaths - Media release
04 Feb 2022
Dietitians Australia is strongly urging the Australian Government’s taskforce for COVID-19 deaths to investigate the direct link between malnutrition and the severity of the virus. Chief Executive…
Prime Minister: Come on down, the price is (not quite) right - Media statement
02 Feb 2022
After being unsure of the prices at the National Press Club address yesterday, Dietitians Australia is pleased to advise the Prime Minister that a 1L bottle of milk and standard loaf of bread…
New strategy supports Australians to eat their way to good health - Media release
20 Dec 2021
With a focus on preventing poor health long over-due, Dietitians Australia welcomed the launch of the Federal Government’s National Preventive Health Strategy last week. Outlining a 10-year plan to…