The federal government aims to reduce the smoking rate to 10 percent by 2025. Read More
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Vapor products in Australia will soon be available only on doctor's orders.Read More
Following a recent price hike, a 25-stick pack of Marlboro Gold cigarettes now costs AUD48.50 ($35.63) while the average 20-pack costs around AUD35.Read More
The Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia has rejected an application from Philip Morris that would have allowed the sale of heated-tobacco products.Read More
New Zealand retailer's sales spike 130 percent following Australia's announcement. Read More
Products will be available to consumers only with a doctor's prescription. Read More
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has rejected Philip Morris Australia's request to allow the company’s heat-not-burn product reach store shelves. Read More
Appellate body found no errors in the earlier panel’s conclusions and rejects the complainants’ request for Australia to change its packaging rules.Read More
Problem cannot be patched
Tobacco-smoking relapse rates for released prisoners would suggest that providing snus rather than nicotine patches and lozenges would be a better approach in smoke-free prisons.Read More
A new report recommends that Australia ends its de facto ban on vaping – a ban that seems to be made almost unworkable by the regulatory variations introduced by state governments.Read More