Advocacy – Diabetes Australia https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:32:23 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cropped-apple-touch-icon-precomposed-32x32.png Advocacy – Diabetes Australia https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au 32 32 Diabetes technology access needs to be a national priority this Federal Election https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/mediarelease/diabetes-technology-access-needs-to-be-a-national-priority-this-federal-election/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:12:48 +0000 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/?p=100212 With the Federal Election date now set for May 3, Australia’s leading diabetes advocacy organisations are calling for election commitments...]]> ]]> Bulk billing commitments are a welcome investment in health care  https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/news/bulk-billing-commitments-are-a-welcome-investment-in-health-care/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:36:57 +0000 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/?p=99940 Diabetes Australia has welcomed commitments from both Labor and the Coalition to invest in more bulk billed GP visits.   With...]]> ]]> Diabetes Australia thanks retiring Federal MPs for their dedication   https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/mediarelease/diabetes-australia-thanks-retiring-federal-mps-for-their-dedication/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:25:47 +0000 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/?p=99908 Diabetes Australia has this week extended its gratitude to retiring Federal MPs Graham Perrett and Rowan Ramsey for their tireless...]]> ]]> Diabetes Australia calls for election commitments to improve tech access  https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/mediarelease/diabetes-australia-calls-for-election-commitments-to-improve-tech-access/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 04:54:37 +0000 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/?p=99902 Diabetes Australia representatives are in Federal Parliament this week calling on both sides of politics to commit to funding equitable...]]> ]]> Consensus Statement on Automated Insulin Delivery for Type 1 Diabetes in Australia https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/news/consensus-statement-on-automated-insulin-delivery-for-type-1-diabetes-in-australia/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 06:41:44 +0000 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/?p=98422 This week, Diabetes Australia, the Australian Diabetes Society and the Australian Diabetes Educators Association welcomed recommendations from the Parliamentary Inquiry...]]> ]]> Parliamentary Friends of Diabetes Unite for Tech https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/blog/parliamentary-friends-of-diabetes-unite-for-tech/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 06:03:00 +0000 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/?p=98455 On Wednesday 3 July, Parliamentary Friends of Diabetes Co-Chairs Graham Perrett MP and Rowan Ramsey MP hosted the launch of Diabetes Australia’s upcoming National Diabetes Week campaign; ‘Unite in the Fight for Tech’. ]]> ]]> Calls for action on kidney disease screening https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/blog/calls-for-action-on-kidney-disease-screening/ Mon, 13 May 2024 08:48:07 +0000 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/?p=97923 Dianne Moidin knows better than most about the courage people show when they live with chronic kidney disease. Dianne runs...]]> ]]> Can we learn something from overseas approaches to affordable access to diabetes tech? https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/blog/can-we-learn-something-from-overseas-approaches-to-affordable-access-to-diabetes-tech/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:43:49 +0000 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/?p=97658 Affordable access to diabetes technology is life changing and life saving. That’s why Diabetes Australia is continuing to advocate to...]]> ]]> Calls to prioritise diabetes medicines for Aboriginal communities https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/mediarelease/prioritise-diabetes-medicines-aboriginal-communities/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 06:15:10 +0000 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/?p=97607 Peak diabetes organisations are urging the Federal Government to act now and prioritise access to diabetes medicines for Aboriginal communities in rural and remote areas.]]> ]]> Diabetes Australia takes research funding fight to Parliament https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/mediarelease/research-funding-to-parliament/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:23:09 +0000 https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/?p=97427 Diabetes Australia and leading researchers are in Parliament this week calling for an emergency injection of funding into vital diabetes research.]]> ]]>