In Australia, and globally, the burden of diet-related diseases has escalated markedly. This is driven by changes in the food system that is widely recognised as unhealthy, inequitable and a key contributor to climate change. In response, the United Nations launched the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016–2025. Inaction at the country level has seen this initiative recently extended to 2030 (1). Australia has been without a National Nutrition Policy or Strategy since 1992. In the last two federal elections, the Australian Government committed to the development of a strategy. More recently, it committed to the creation of a National Food Security Plan and Australian Health Ministers committed to implementation of the National Obesity Strategy. Civil society organisations (CSOs) have consistently advocated for the development and implementation of a National Nutrition Policy with little success. The aim of this paper is to inform the development of effective policy recommendations by civil society organisations by using the case study of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA). It (i) reviews the organisation’s current statements (ii) compares them against existing international frameworks and (iii) identifies priorities for more effective advocacy. All materials were downloaded from the PHAA Policy Positions Statements Food and Nutrition section of the organisation’s website in October 2024. The Policy title, date of adoption and review, Key Message, Key Policy Position, Key Actions Sought and Key Actions PHAA resolves to undertake, were extracted verbatim. Actions sought were inductively coded by one member of the authorship team. Codes were reviewed by remaining authors independently and then discussed. From here, actions were then deductively coded according to the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition International Congress on Nutrition Framework For Action (1). The Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group of the PHAA has produced more Policy Positions Statements (n=17) than any other interest group (mean=5.3). Statements have predominantly been developed in response to the government framing of the day rather than proactively. Analysis of Key Actions Sought revealed significant duplication across statements as a result of this reactive approach. Examples include the development of a National Nutrition Policy being called for in 6 out of 17 statements. When compared to the UN Framework for Action Areas, there was alignment across 19 of the 24 themes under the 6 Action Areas. CSOs play a vital role in advocating for policy change, guiding policy development, and holding governments accountable. Their work enhances the transparency and inclusiveness of the policy process. This review demonstrates excellent translation of evidence-informed practice into recommendations, however reactive advocacy in good faith of government commitment however, has been ineffective in achieving action.