Cheneal Puljević – The Conversation

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September 17, 2026

Peptides are spreading on social media. Here’s how platforms can better protect public health

Timothy Piatkowski, The University of Queensland; Cheneal Puljević, The University of Queensland; Luke Cox, Swansea University, and Samuel Cornell, The University of Queensland

Social media platforms are the easiest place for a curious 16-year-old to find someone selling peptides.

A tobacco shop in Victoria Street, Richmond, in inner Melbourne, was set alight after a ram raid in July, 2026. James Ross/AAP

September 7, 2026

Cutting the tobacco excise won’t stop the illegal trade. This is how other countries solved the problem

Isabel Meciar, The University of Queensland; Cheneal Puljević, The University of Queensland, and Coral Gartner, The University of Queensland

The illicit market for tobacco is not an inevitable result of high excise taxes.

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October 7, 2025

Queensland landlords could soon face jail for ignoring illegal tobacco. What are other states doing?

Coral Gartner, The University of Queensland; Cheneal Puljević, The University of Queensland, and Michaela Estelle Okninski, The University of Queensland

South Australian landlords who turn a blind eye on illegal tobacco can now be fined, while Queensland is proposing bigger fines and even a year in jail.

For young women in Queensland, the risk of unwanted sexual attention is high when they go out at night. vchalShutterstock

August 13, 2019

Unwanted sexual attention plagues young women going out at night

Dominique de Andrade, The University of Queensland; Cheneal Puljević, The University of Queensland; Kerri Coomber, Deakin University, and Peter Miller, Deakin University

Rates of unwelcome advances haven’t changed under Queensland’s ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence’ policies. In one entertainment district, it happened to 26% of women the night they were interviewed.

Queenslanders are drinking heavily when they go out and breathalyser tests show most don’t realise how drunk they are.

August 12, 2019

Queenslanders are among our heaviest drinkers on nights out, and changing that culture is a challenge

Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland; Barbara Wood, The University of Queensland; Cheneal Puljević, The University of Queensland, and Peter Miller, Deakin University

Even after ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence’ policies took effect in 2016, Queenslanders still drink more heavily on nights out. Reported levels of aggression are higher than in other states too.

Prison represents only a temporary disruption in tobacco use for many smokers. TeodorLazarev

August 16, 2018

Why Australian prisoners are smoking nicotine‑infused tea leaves

Cheneal Puljević, The University of Queensland; Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland; Ross Coomber, University of Liverpool, and Stuart Kinner, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

The only quitting tool most Australian prisoners have access to is nicotine lozenges. These are being mixed with tea leaves to create a smokable product known as “teabacco”.

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