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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: Child vaping surge prompts government crackdown, ‘crazy’ Covid fines, Morrison censure motion

A shocking rise in vaping among young people has prompted tough reforms by the federal government.
A shocking rise in vaping among young people has prompted tough reforms by the federal government. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

Morning everyone. When a senior federal health official told Senate estimates last month that it was a matter of “extreme urgency” that youngsters should be prevented from vaping, it didn’t make many headlines. But a Guardian investigation today reveals that so many children are now addicted to nicotine from vaping that the government is planning a crackdown.

There is drama aplenty to come in Canberra later when Scott Morrison faces a censure motion, and there’s drama of a different kind building in Qatar where the Socceroos are preparing for the match of their lives.

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