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Hear from Shannon Best the artist behind the Kilung Morunbal Jum, “Death by Smoke” sculpture
Last week, Indigenous leaders and tobacco control experts from across Oceania gathered on the Gold Coast to plan an end to tobacco harm. The Kilung Morunbal Jum, "Death by Smoke” sculpture was...
WA GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES STRONGER VAPING
Today, the WA government will introduce new...
New Vaping Legislation a Win for Australian Children and Young People
Media Release Wednesday 26 June 2024 New Vaping...
Why this week’s reform bill must pass without delay
This week the Senate will vote on one of the most important issues facing the health and future of our children and young people – the Vaping Reforms Bill – and an Open Letter published in The Canberra Times today shows the enormous range of community groups and health experts calling on MPs to pass the Bill immediately (attached).
ACOSH Welcomes Gamechanger Vaping Reforms
Media Release Tues November 28 ACOSH WELCOMES...
ACOSH says YES: Open Letter to the Australian Public – A Voice to Parliament
ACOSH is proud to join over 125 health and medical organisations in support of the proposed Voice to Parliament as a signatory to an Open Letter to the Australian Public: A Voice to Parliament.
Big tobacco & social media receive Dirty Ashtray & Exploding Vape awards
British American Tobacco (BAT) and Meta have been dishonourably distinguished with a Dirty Ashtray award and the inaugural Exploding Vape award at a ceremony in Perth this morning.
Government’s plans to stamp out vaping strongly supported by ACOSH
ACOSH welcomes Minister Butler’s announcement on Government’s strong stand to stamp out illegal vaping…
ACOSH calls for maximum protection for young people in submission to TGA consultation
The Australian Council on Smoking and Health highlighted the protection of young people as the key focus…
Big Tobacco’s Relentless Vape Campaign
Big Tobacco is spending millions of dollars on a relentless campaign in Australia to get vaping legalised…
Triggering change through the decades
Following a change of government in 1983, the Hon. Barry Hodge, who was deeply interested in promoting health…
The truth about vaping
Using e-cigarettes – knows as ‘vaping’ – is viewed overseas as a safer alternative to smoking…
E-cigarette users may be less likely to quit smoking, says a new study
Smokers who also use e-cigarettes may be half as likely to give up tobacco as smokers who never vape…
Cigarette plain packaging comes into force across NZ today
From today tobacco companies in New Zealand will no longer be able to sell cigarettes in branded packaging…