Released July 2025 - Dietitians Australia has responded to the NDIS Support Rules consultation. Dietitians Australia urges the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to adopt our 12 recommendations.

The allied health sector today calls on Minister for Education, The Hon Jason Clare MP, and the Federal Government to commit to an immediate expansion of the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) and the inclusion of all allied health professions in the program.

The Australian Physiotherapy Association, Dietitians Australia, Australian Podiatry Association, Speech Pathology Australia, Occupational Therapy Australia, the Australian Psychological Society, Exercise & Sports Science Australia and Osteopathy Australia are calling on the Federal Government and the National Disability Insurance Agency to immediately halt and review the NDIS pricing decision which poses a direct threat to essential supports and choice for people with disability.

Released June 2025 - In this submission, Dietitians Australia advocates for the expansion of the South Australian school breakfast program and the establishment of a school lunch program. We also call for the embedding of nutrition into public health and education strategies.

Dietitians Australia is deeply concerned by the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (NDIS) recommendation to lower price limits for allied health services, including dietitians, warning that it will further reduce access to safe, essential nutrition care for people with disability.

Dietitians Australia is again calling on the Government and the NDIA to provide clarity and assurance that people with disability who require nutrition care for their functional needs will be guaranteed to receive it.

This tool is freely available for use by dietitians, nutrition professionals, and individuals who want to support pro-environmental change in a range of settings.

Dietitians Australia extends its congratulations to Prime Minister Albanese and the Labor Party on their return to government for a second term and warmly welcomes returning and newly elected Members of Parliament and Senators.

Dietitians Australia is urging the newly elected Government not to ignore the critical nutrition needs of NDIS participants and to urgently address the continual knockbacks of nutrition and dietetic therapy support within the scheme.

With almost half of Australian children attending early childcare before the age of five, Dietitians Australia is today calling for a national guarantee they will be provided with safe and nutritious mealtimes while in care.