Tag: Australia

Overall adult smoking also ticked up—from 7.9% to 8.3%—marking the first national increase in over a decade. These findings directly contradicted the federal government’s...

Australia’s tobacco control policies have long been hailed as among the world’s hashest. Through plain packaging, high excise taxes, public education campaigns, and strict...

Australia has become renowned for failing to adopt evidence-based tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies. While countries like the UK and Sweden embrace vaping as...

In recent months, Australian news outlets have spotlighted a growing crisis: the nation's aggressive anti-smoking policies have unintentionally created fertile ground for a booming...

A growing body of evidence reveals the economic toll smoking takes on Australia's most vulnerable communities. Public health experts argue that price-based strategies alone...

Australia has introduced a national school-based anti-vaping program, OurFutures, aimed at curbing youth vaping. Developed by the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre, it targets students...

With a lack of consultation with the pharmacy sector and the strong opposition from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, this new iniative was set...

The infamous new vape laws set for Australia will take effect on October 1st, with changes to local vape regulations having been set incrementally...