Dietitians Australia is responding to the Department of Health Disability and Aging (DOHDA) consultation on proposed mandatory controls for the marketing of infant formula in Australia. This submission supports the introduction of strengthened, enforceable regulation to better protect and promote breastfeeding, improve public health outcomes and ensure families can make informed, evidence-based infant feeding decisions. Dietitians Australia supports the adoption of expanded legislation that extends beyond the DOHDA's previous MAIF framework. Key recommendations include: • Expand legislative scope - include toddler milk products and retailer marketing practices in new legislation to align more closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Code recommendations. • Implement, monitor and enforce the updated WHO Code to include tighter regulations on digital and social media marketing, supported by clear compliance mechanisms and appropriate penalties.

Dietitians Australia put forward 13 recommendations to the Federal Government for funding priorities that encompass aged care, disability, primary care, workforce, and nutrition policy and public education.

Dietitians Australia calls on the South Australian Government, the Opposition and all parties, to commit to early years nutrition and ensure safer food environments in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings, as part of their SA election platforms.

Dietitians Australia responded to the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s consultation on Improving Safeguards for People with Disability, making 12 recommendations to introduce and strengthen safeguards in relation to nutrition under the pillars of capacity building and empowerment of people with disability, optimising workforce and service delivery, harm prevention and systems integration and coordination.

Dietitians Australia’s response to the Food Regulation Standing Committee’s consultation on the Policy guideline for information requirements for prepackaged food sold online, included strong support for the development of the policy guideline. We made 9 recommendations, among them calling for mandating online labelling equivalent to instore requirements, including nutrition panels, ingredients, allergens, country of origin, alcohol warnings, and any future mandatory arrangements such as HSR.

Dietitians Australia responded to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s (FSANZ) preliminary position paper on the Nutrition Information Panel (NIP) Review.

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.

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.