'The fact that all Australian states & territories are on board with this legislation should be noted by the Senate', the Senate being the state's house, our CEO Terry Slevin has told Guardian Australia. We urge the Senate pass the vaping legislation. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Excellent statement on vaping by all Australian Health Ministers

Good comments from WPRO

What a surprise - the UK vaping industry funds lobbyists and makes political donations. Good summary.

This is why the world-first legislation and leadership from Mark Butler MP is so important and urgent.

It’s also why Victoria’s new licensing scheme is great news for the health of young people across our state.

Leadership matters. There’s no time to waste.

.Alcohol Change Australia latest report has found Australia has made little progress in reducing alcohol harms since the release of the National Alcohol Strategy in 2019.

It's time for governments to act to prioritise the community's wellbeing. Read the report: alcoholchangeaus.org.au

Sleazy tobacco firms are lobbying MPs to try to derail raising age of sale, warns Cancer Research UK. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…
ASH Asthma + Lung UK

Smoking and lung cancer—70 long years on The BMJ
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World's best practice in hygenic #vape quality control. Australia has shut down all disposable, flavoured vapes. news.com.au/world/vape-fac…

We've had greenwashing and healthwashing - now we have waterwashing!

Consultations, discussions, meetings……anything except the action recommended by the Parliamentary Inquiry.

Doctors in the Netherlands in the lead against #vaping #children . The Trojan horse

‘I prevent disease whenever I can ‘

Article in the European Journal of Pediatrics

Tahir Turk PhD Simon Chapman AO https://bsky.app/profile/simoncha ActionSmoking&Health Tobacco Control Research Group Artsenfederatie KNMG AJN Jeugdartsen

“It's changed my life. I'm not smoking anymore. I don't want to smoke anymore”: exploring the acceptability of mailout smoking cessation support for and by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people academic.oup.com/ntr/article/do…

Great to see the support for the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into electronic cigarettes, and the value of protecting children's health
Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: umbrella and systematic review of the global evidence in MJA mja.com.au/journal/2023/2…

Wonderful!

Vaping extremist tells NSW parliament kids should be able to leave class & vape in special vaping areas. All vapes not on prescription are illegal, so dope, meth too? news.com.au/lifestyle/heal…

'The tobacco industry has an exceedingly well documented history of denying and distorting scientific evidence, and it has no place in medical education.' Anna Gilmore in The BMJ.
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New data on #tobacco use & #vaping among First Nations from 2022-2023 National Drug Strategy Household Survey. Almost 1/3 First Nations in non-remote areas had used electronic cigarettes at least once in lifetime, an increase from 14.6% in 2019: 🔗 bit.ly/3VQkqPv

Good work.

Promises of sugar reformulation by some drink manufacturers are nothing but a fantasy, as media reports today reveal the sugar content in Fanta has increased by 60 per cent just a few years after it was reduced. #auspol