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Posted 14 May 2026 PM
The Public Health Association of Australia has called for action and a new taskforce to tackle obesity after a luke warm response from the Federal Government to a parliamentary report into diabetes in Australia.
Released on one of the busiest days on the parliamentary calendar, Budget day, the Federal Government's response to the State of Diabetes Mellitus in Australia in 2024 provided 'support in principle' for nine of the inquiry's recommendations and 'noted' another 14 but the PHA said it stopped short of adopting any proposal.

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