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Smoking rates fall to historic low across Australia despite the rise of illicit tobacco

Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years ago

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Australia banned vape ads more than two years ago – so why are they still all over social media?

Posts promoting illegal products appear across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube as expert says platforms ‘aren’t doing the job they promised they would do’

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Illegal ciggies tipped to soon stub out retail sales

One of Australia's biggest retailers has warned nine in 10 cigarettes will be bought illegally by the end of the decade unless the tobacco excise is cut.

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Treasury considering changes to Australia’s contentious tobacco excise, as calls grow for a freeze

The tax has climbed by 60% since 2020 and accounts for three-quarters of the legal cost of a packet of cigarettes

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Coalition plan to make vapes more widely available ‘exactly what big tobacco wants’, health experts warn

A Dutton government would allow vapes to be legally sold in retail stores rather than restricted to pharmacies in bid to raise $3.6bn in tax revenue

The Guardian - AU

Raising cigarette taxes and tobacco wars have created a ‘serious’ budget problem. What can Labor do about it?

Growing illicit tobacco trade is undercutting the legal market, leaving government coffers short of funds to pay for major policies

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‘They’re Big On Nights Out’: New Study Lifts The Lid On Nicotine Pouch Use Of Young Aussies

The rise of nicotine pouch use is worrying experts who say it's yet another trick from the tobacco industry. So how did we get here?

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Child vaping sucks away chance of ciggie-free Australia

Research published in a public health journal shows teenagers who have vaped are more likely to try smoking, with the youngest adolescents the most at risk.

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The sale of vapes outside pharmacies has been banned across Australia – here’s what you need to know

E-cigarette packaging and flavours will be tightly restricted, and until October adults will need to get a prescription from their GP to buy a therapeutic vape

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TikTok bans account of Australian influencer who promoted nicotine pouches in viral videos

Bodybuilder Stefan Kohut’s account shut after Guardian Australia report, but others continue to showcase the controversial products

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Health minister accuses vaping lobby of targeting children after industry ad campaign against ban

Industry claims vapes should be regulated like alcohol but Mark Butler says companies want to create a ‘new generation addicted to nicotine’

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government condemns ‘widespread marketing’ of nicotine pouches to young people

Regulated in Australia as prescription medicines, nicotine pouches are being promoted on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook

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‘All good to take to school?’: Australian influencers promote flavoured nicotine pouches to vape-addicted youths

Exclusive: TikTok users and Australian websites promote likely harmful products as a way to quit vaping – but TGA warns they can only be supplied with a prescription

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Vape stores clustered around schools and in the most disadvantaged suburbs, Australian study finds

Almost nine out of 10 the shops are within walking distance of schools, WA audit discovers

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Surge in NSW vape retailers as more than 600 stores join trade before federal crackdown

Exclusive: Imports by retailers of nicotine and non-nicotine vapes will soon be banned but new data reveals drastic increase in shops selling the products

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Junk food companies use social media to co-opt children into working for them ‘for free’, expert says

Brands’ accounts are targeting children with unhealthy promotions while collecting their data, Sydney health conference hears

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The tobacco industry claims smoking reforms fuel the black market. Health experts say this is wrong

Proposed changes such as plain packaging for vapes and individual cigarette warnings come under microscope at Senate hearing

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Australia breaches WHO treaty with carbon neutral certification of big tobacco company

Endorsement of British American Tobacco by Climate Active was revoked after complaint was made, FoI documents show

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Ban smoking for next generation to ‘keep pace’ with UK and NZ, advocates tell Australian government

Mark Butler says those countries have ‘responded to specific tactics of Big Tobacco’ and Australia will monitor impact of the policies with ‘interest’

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‘Predatory’ shops are selling lollies and vapes to children across Australia, with no date set for import ban

Experts warn children will access vapes and begin ‘unhealthy journey to nicotine dependency’

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Vaping found to be the biggest risk factor for teenage tobacco smoking

Data from Australian Secondary School Students Alcohol and Drug Survey predates ‘huge’ increase in vaping

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Australia’s vaping crackdown to be enforced with new laws

Exclusive: After announcing most forms of vaping would be banned, the Albanese government will legislate changes and boost agencies’ powers

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Thousands of vapes seized in Melbourne raid as police send ‘clear message’ to stores

Public health expert warns police are fighting an uphill battle to stamp out the illegal trade until federal reforms enacted

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Australia wants to be the first to turn youth vaping rates around – but will its plan work?

Attempts to ban vaping in other countries have been mixed at best, but there are reasons for optimism

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Fears vaping generation risk chronic lung disease and shortened life spans as '10,000-puff' devices emerge

University of Sydney associate professor Becky Freeman, who led the Generation Vape study, told the ABC she had seen a vaping device which had advertised 10,000 puffs.

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