Authorities have used new closure powers to shut down three Bundaberg retailers suspected of selling illegal "chop chop" tobacco and vapes as the laws are enforced in Queensland for the first time.
Young people set to be cut off from vaping from next week despite weakened laws, public health officials say
The federal government's deal with the Greens to weaken a vaping ban due to start from next week is "disappointing", leading health officials say, but it will still have a massive impact on the availability of vapes for young people.
Photo shows Young woman vaping an electronic cigarette, with headphones plugged in.Pharmacist fury at deal for vapes to be restricted to pharmacies-only, without adults needing prescription
Vapes will be banned from sale outside pharmacies, but adults will not need a prescription to buy them, as the federal government agrees to water down its proposed ban to win over the Greens.
Photo shows five colourful vapes standing on a black-coloured counterAre nicotine pouches the next vape? Authorities warn Australia is being flooded with them
Nicotine pouches are illegal in Australia, but they've been seized in alarming quantities since the federal government's ban on single-use vapes. Here's why the small sachets have authorities worried.
Photo shows A hand wearing a blue rubber glove holding a small tin full of pouches.Massive increase in illegal nicotine pouches seized in Australia
Nicotine pouches are illegal in Australia, but they're being imported in alarming quantities since the federal government's ban on single-use vapes.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 59 seconds.'Why are we still doing this?' Government launches nation-first anti-vaping campaign
The first national anti-vaping campaign doesn't revive graphic imagery of tar-filled lungs or people in their deathbeds, but raises a different fear.
Photo shows A boy sits on a school bench holding a vape.For Isabella and friends, the key to quitting vaping comes from peer support
At this regional youth centre, vaping has outstripped alcohol and cannabis as the most common addiction. These teenagers tell us how they managed to quit.
Photo shows Close up photo of a teenage girl in front of a wallIncreased use of vapes blamed for spike in calls to poison hotline
The increasing use of vapes is being blamed for a jump in the number of children being exposed to nicotine.
Photo shows Nicotine Warning, Hotline Calls Spike: Disposable nicotine vapes on display.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 48 seconds.Experts call for Australia to follow UK's lead in anti-smoking laws
The United Kingdom has introduced laws making it illegal for anyone born in or after 2009 to buy tobacco products.
Photo shows Anti-Smoking Legislation, Calls for Action: A no-smoking street sign.Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds.Teachers warn school kids may swap vapes for 'impossible-to detect' nicotine pouches
School leaders are calling for proactive action to prevent students from purchasing nicotine pouches, with researchers warning the potency of products varies wildly and health risks remain unknown.
Photo shows nicotine pouches in tinAustralia's criminal intelligence agency tested our sewage for drugs. This is what they found
Australia's alcohol consumption is in decline while the use of other drugs such as methamphetamines, cocaine and MDMA is growing, according to new wastewater analysis.
Photo shows The drug ice sitting on a bench top.Children presenting with 'significant symptoms of withdrawal' from vaping
In recent years, there has been a significant rise in vapers under the age of 25 — and so too has the demand for services to help kick the habit.
Photo shows five colourful vapes standing on a black-coloured counterWhat are nicotine pouches? Are they safe to use, and why has the government banned them?
Health authorities are concerned about the illegal sale of a new nicotine product luring in young people and gaining traction across Australia.
Photo shows Container full of nicotine pouchesDisposable vapes seized in first large-scale bust in Australia since new import ban
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized more than 13 tonnes of disposable vapes in Adelaide in what the federal government says is the first large-scale bust since new laws took effect this year.
Photo shows ABF Assistant Commissioner Chris Waters and Health Minister Mark Butler with seized vapes.Australia is facing a new public health crisis in vaping. So, how can we help teens stop?
Graphic anti-smoking advertisements on television remain in the minds of Australians and were successful in lowering smoking rates. But campaigns around the risks of vaping might not be hitting home with many young people, a researcher says.
Photo shows A silhouette of a person vaping with an orange light behind the vapour cloud.'Absolute explosion' of vape stores around schools stuns health research team
A new study examining how easily children can illegally access vapes in Melbourne's west has found vape stores less than 200 metres from schools and retailers selling e-cigarettes for as little as $10.
Photo shows A man vapingFederal government rolls out timeline for major vaping crackdown
Single-use vapes will be banned from being imported into Australia from January in the first stage of a government crackdown against recreational vaping.
Photo shows someone vapingHealth groups angered after New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ban
The generational ban, which would have stopped anyone born after 2009 buying tobacco, has been ditched by New Zealand's new government.
Photo shows A smoker lights up a cigaretteNew research suggests link between vaping and mood disorders
The Australian Institute of Family Studies says there's strong evidence that teenagers are taking up vaping to deal with stress.
Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds.Australia watching England smoking ban 'with interest', as government reforms tobacco laws
Australia will closely monitor a UK plan to ban cigarette sales for future generations, as the government progresses plans to prevent young people from picking up a smoking habit.
Photo shows A woman standing behind some bins, smoking a cigaretteNew tobacco laws introduced to Parliament
The regulations include new graphic warnings on packaging, and preventing the use of additives like menthols.
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