Australia is coming under increasing pressure to reverse its opposition to allowing the use of e-cigarettes as a harm reduction tool. Read More
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In a story published in Australia, cigarette filters have been charged with being counter-productive and a burden on the environment.Read More
There is a widely-held view that tobacco companies will bear the costs of publishing so-called ‘corrective’ statements, whereas it is surely the smokers who will pay.Read More
With its smoking prevalence at 11 percent, Australia is seen as a country whose tobacco-control strategies should be followed by others.Read More
An Australian health researcher says the rapid evolution of alternative nicotine products is providing an opportunity for a viable, outright ban on combustible tobacco products.Read More
Providing people with financial incentives to quit smoking is said to be one of the most effective and cost-effective strategies.Read More
An organization in Australia is seeking legal advice on whether it should launch a lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in compensation from tobacco companies.Read More
A recent study has apparently found that ‘third-hand’ smoke can induce changes in markers of health – in mice housed in cages with ‘curtain material, upholstery and carpet’.Read More
A proposal to ban in Tasmania, Australia, the sale of cigarettes to people born after 2000 would be unreasonable only if young adults were not offered a replacement.Read More
Australia’s hostility to electronic cigarettes could be one reason why the country’s punitive smoking-prevention policies are running out of steam. Read More