Dr Fiona Willer appointed as new President of Dietitians Australia
13 Dec 2024
Australia’s first dual-qualified advanced accredited practising dietitian and bioethicist and accomplished health leader, Dr Fiona Willer AdvAPD, FHEA, GAICD, has been elected by the Dietitians…
Dietitians enshrined in Australia’s new Aged Care Act
26 Nov 2024
Dietitians Australia is celebrating the passing of the new Aged Care Act through Australian Parliament this week as a victory for the nutrition rights of older people in this country. Under the Act’s…
A stronger dose of dietitians is needed to reduce Australia’s burden of chronic disease
25 Nov 2024
Dietitians Australia is strengthening its push to the Government to prioritise investment in comprehensive multidisciplinary healthcare, including nutrition care, to better support Australians living…
Investing in nutrition care for Australians now will be cheaper than medical treatment in the future
20 Nov 2024
Dietitians Australia is calling on the Government to invest in nutrition care now to stem the burgeoning impact of diet and lifestyle-related chronic disease on the health system and the well-being…
Speech pathologists and dietitians urge Minister Shorten to update the NDIS Supports lists to ensure people with disability can eat and drink safely
11 Nov 2024
Joint media release Speech Pathology Australia and Dietitians Australia have written to the Hon. Bill Shorten, Minister for the NDIS, requesting urgent updates are made to the lists of NDIS supports…