Diabetes Australia_acnc Group

Purpose statement

Purpose statement

A charitable purpose (also called a mission or object) is the reason a charity has been set up and what its activities work towards achieving. All charities registered with the ACNC must have a charitable purpose. This purpose is usually set out in the charity's governing document.

Diabetes Australia is the national body for people living with all types of diabetes and those at risk. Diabetes Australia works in partnership with consumers, health professionals and researchers to educate, inform and facilitate access to services and support. With an estimated two million Australians now living with all types of diabetes and over 300 new diagnoses every day, Diabetes Australia remains focused on its efforts to reduce the impact of diabetes on individuals, communities and the health system. This year saw an unprecedented national focus on Australia s diabetes epidemic shaped by two landmark initiatives: Australia s first Parliamentary Inquiry into Diabetes, and the release of Diabetes Australia s State of the Nation 2024 report. The Parliamentary Inquiry into Diabetes represented the most wide-ranging, national investigation into the impact of diabetes that Australia has ever seen. The creation of the Inquiry was the result of effective advocacy from Diabetes Australia, and we made a strong contribution to its findings. The 23 recommendations contained in the report reflect many of the issues Diabetes Australia advocated for in support of our members. Diabetes Australia s State of the Nation 2024 report highlighted the sobering reality that diabetes in Australia has reached a crisis level. It showed an alarming rise in diagnoses among young people that will place a heavy burden on individuals, the healthcare system, and the broader Australian economy. In the report s recommendations, Diabetes Australia has called for urgent action to prioritise diabetes prevention to change the trajectory of this national epidemic. Diabetes Australia is more resolved than ever to expand its service delivery reach and impact to support more Australians to live well across the country and to enable world-class research in Australia so that a cure might be found for diabetes.

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