For the 2022 Victorian election, we are advocating on behalf of dietitians on a number of key priorities. Including increased access to Accredited Practising Dietitians and increased budget for preventative health.

Released September 2022 - Dietitians Australia welcomed the opportunity to provide expertise on the draft guideline for assessing and managing Cardiovascular disease (CDV) risk.

This 2019 report outlines the social and economic costs of poor nutrition and the importance of a coordinated and collaborative approach to our nutritional health.

Access to affordable nutritional support for people with mental illness and disability via Medicare, as well as mandatory reporting measures to protect older Australians in aged care, are not priorities for Australia’s major parties.

We asked the Liberal National Party, the Australian Labor Party and the Greens to complete an election scorecard, rating their commitments to our five federal election requests.

Last night’s federal budget announced $700k over four years towards the development of a National Nutrition Policy, a much-welcomed step in the right direction that President of Dietitians Australia, Tara Diversi commends.

Our role statement defines the role of an APD when working food sector practice area.

Released November 2021 - Our recommendations for the Australian Medical Research and Innovation Strategy 2021-2026 for the funding of medical research and innovation.

Hospitalisation data released today by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety further emphasises Dietitians Australia’s call for mandatory malnutrition screening and quarterly re-screening of aged care residents.

Dietitians Australia supports the call for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to update the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity.