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At ACOSH, we will keep you up to date with the latest developments in reducing smoking and vaping including exposing the shady practices of the industry in Australia and around the world.
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Illegal tobacco: New Illicit Tobacco Ladder shows which states are up for the tackle and which are still on the bench
Illegal tobacco: New Illicit Tobacco Ladder shows which states are up for the tackle and which are still on the bench In a bid to assess progress in the fight against illegal tobacco the Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) today released a National...
Australians agree there are too many shops selling tobacco in Australia — and they want governments to lift the bar
Australians agree there are too many shops selling tobacco in Australia — and they want governments to lift the bar Australians believe tobacco is far too easy to access and want governments to significantly lift the bar on who can sell it, as the national concern...
WA public strongly backs tough new laws to shut down illicit tobacco and vape shops
WA public strongly backs tough new laws to shut down illicit tobacco and vape shops New research shows Western Australians overwhelmingly support immediate shop closure powers and stronger enforcement to crack down on illegal tobacco and vapes — and ACOSH is...
ACOSH backs tough new WA laws targeting illicit tobacco and vapes
ACOSH backs tough new WA laws targeting illicit tobacco and vapes The Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) has welcomed the Cook Government’s introduction of tough new tobacco and vape laws to Parliament this week, saying the reforms are a major step...
Big tobacco tax tantrums lead to dirty ashtray gongs
Big tobacco tax tantrums lead to dirty ashtray gongs British American Tobacco’s (BAT) efforts to roll back taxes on tobacco, reframe regulation and rehabilitate its image, has earned it this year’s Dirty Ashtray and Exploding Vape Awards. It’s the first time both...
ACOSH Applauds Lotterywest for Cracking Down on Illegal Tobacco and Vape Sales
ACOSH Applauds Lotterywest for Cracking Down on Illegal Tobacco and Vape Sales The Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) has issued a strong warning to retailers engaging in illegal tobacco and vape sales, following decisive action by Lotterywest that...
Cheap, Addictive, and Everywhere — Outdated WA Tobacco Laws Failing to Stop the Illegal Trade
Cheap, Addictive, and Everywhere — Outdated WA Tobacco Laws Failing to Stop the Illegal Trade With new data showing the worrying extent of illegal tobacco and vape sales across Perth suburbs, the Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) is calling for...
Failing The Smoke Test — National Scorecard on Tobacco and Vape Reform
Failing The Smoke Test — National Scorecard Exposes States and Territories Falling Behind on Tobacco and Vape Reform A nationwide scorecard assessing the performance of each state and territory on tackling tobacco and vapes has been released by the Australian...
Coalition vape plan a win for Big Tobacco and loss for Public Health
Coalition vape plan a win for Big Tobacco and loss for Public Health The Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH), representing 33 major health and community organisations across Australia, strongly opposes the Coalition’s plan to introduce an open retail...
Allies of tobacco industry exposed – Dirty Ashtray and Exploding Vape Awards
Allies of tobacco industry exposed – Dirty Ashtray and Exploding Vape Awards On the 30th anniversary of the Dirty Ashtray Awards, two Australian organisations received dishonourable mentions for attempting to influence public policy while hiding the full extent of...
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 unveiled as part of the...
WA GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES STRONGER VAPING
Today, the WA government will introduce new vaping regulations banning the sale of vapes without a prescription. The new regulations will see vaping products only available via prescription from a doctor or nurse practitioner and dispensed at a pharmacy, in WA....