A 75% cut in tobacco tax won’t make cigarettes as cheap as you might think. Here’s what really helps smokers in a cost of living crisis.
- Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
Smoking isn’t back. New data show Australia’s tobacco control laws are working.
Letting a global tobacco giant give evidence to a parliamentary committee behind closed doors is one of many lobbying tactics Australia has allowed.
More teenagers are now smoking regularly than if pre-vaping smoking trends had continued, widening inequities for Māori and Pacific youth.
Critics of the tobacco excise argue the tax has stopped working to further reduce smoking rates and should be lowered.
Vape manufacturers mirror traditional tobacco marketing, including stylish branding, flavours and sponsorships, to reach young people through social media.
Um estudo de 2020 é frequentemente citado como evidência de que o vaping reduz as taxas de tabagismo entre os jovens. Mas a pesquisa é falha. A vaporização pode ser uma porta de entrada para os adolescentes começarem a fumar.
Retailers have a three-month grace period to sell any old stock already in their stores. Here’s what’s behind these changes – and what needs to happen next.
A 2020 study is frequently cited as evidence that vaping reduces youth smoking rates. But the research is flawed. Vaping might be a gateway for teens to start smoking.
From October, people who vape for therapeutic purposes will be able to purchase them from pharmacies without a prescription.
Under the new law, the legal age for cigarette sales will increase by a year each year from 2027. This means people born from 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes in the UK.
Nicotine pouches are placed between the lip and gum, and users absorb the nicotine in their mouths. Although these products don’t contain tobacco, this doesn’t mean they’re safe.
Vapes will be harder to access from today, but the restrictions are staged, with some due to roll out later in the year. Here’s what’s changing.
Vapes will be harder to access from today, but the restrictions are staged, with some due to roll out later in the year. Here’s what’s changing.
About half of people involved in tobacco lobbying held positions in Australian governments before or after working for the tobacco industry.
Most of our respondents said the main factor driving their vaping was flavouring and taste.
Governments and health bodies agree: it’s time for action on vape imports and sale. But which option will they choose?
Most teens got their vape from their friends. But of those who bought their own, one-third bought it at the servo, tobacconist or convenience store.
Vaping is changing how smoking is depicted on our television and cinema screens. Where once cigarettes were portrayed as glamorous, vaping is linked with stress and struggle.
From 2021, it will be harder to import e-cigarettes. That protects young people, in particular, who are increasingly being lured into nicotine and tobacco addiction.
The World Trade Organisation has thrown out the final legal challenge to Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws. Now countries across the world can implement this game-changing public health policy.
Di Indonesia perusahaan rokok masih bisa pasang iklan di televisi, radio dan papan reklame. Sekarang mereka menambah satu saluran lagi: media sosial.
The tobacco industry in Indonesia can still advertise cigarettes on television, radio and billboards. Now it’s using popular social media channels too.
Indonesia has the region’s highest rate of smoking among youths – one in five between the ages of 13 and 15 smoke. What should the government should do to stop youth from smoking?
Apa yang harus pemerintah lakukan untuk menghentikan konsumsi rokok di kalangan remaja Indonesia?
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