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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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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Cheap, Addictive, and Everywhere — Outdated WA Tobacco Laws Failing to Stop the Illegal Trade
Cheap, Addictive, and Everywhere — Outdated WA Tobacco Laws Failing to Stop the Illegal Trade With new data showing the worrying extent of illegal tobacco and vape sales across Perth suburbs, the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....
New Vaping Legislation a Win for Australian Children and Young People
Media Release Wednesday 26 June 2024 New Vaping Legislation a Win for Australian Children and Young People The Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) warmly welcomes today’s Senate decision to pass the Vaping Reforms Bill to protect our children and young...
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 2023 ACOSH WELCOMES GAMECHANGER IN FEDERAL VAPING REFORMS ACOSH welcomes today’s news that a ban on the importation of disposable single use vapes will start from January 1, 2024 and commends the federal government on its timely...
ACOSH Welcomes Gamechanger Vaping Reforms
Media Release Tues November 28 ACOSH WELCOMES GAMECHANGER IN FEDERAL VAPING REFORMS ACOSH welcomes today’s news that a ban on the importation of disposable single use vapes will start from January 1, 2024 and commends the federal government on its timely action...