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Australia’s Overhauled Vaping Laws: What You Need to Know About the New Pharmacy-Only Sales Model Starting October
The Australian government has recently restructured its approach to vaping regulations. Originally intended to be pharmacy-only with a prescription, the latest compromise allows adult access to vapes over the...
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Australia’s Vaping Policy Takes a U-Turn: The End of Prescription-Only Vapes?
In a surprising pivot, Australia, once heralded for implementing one of the strictest vaping regulations globally, is making headlines again. Health Minister Mark Butler...
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Australian Medical Association Advocates for Stringent E-cigarette Regulations
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is vigorously pushing for the Australian Parliament in Canberra to enact legislation aimed at curbing e-cigarette use, with a...
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Vaping Incident Leads to Cancellation of The Ocean’s Auckland Show
During a recent concert in Auckland, the performance by the band The Ocean was unexpectedly cut short when the venue had to be evacuated...
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Australia’s Vaping Legislation: Balancing Public Health and Individual Rights
The Push for a Vaping Crackdown
The Australian Medical Association was in Canberra on Friday advocating for the passage of new laws to crack down...
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Sharp Decline in E-Cigarette Imports Following Australia’s Ban
Australia's stringent measures against disposable e-cigarettes have led to a dramatic drop in imports from China, with figures plummeting from over $50 million per...
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Strategic Meeting Bolsters Sino-Australian Cooperation on Border Enforcement and Tobacco Regulation
On May 6, 2024, in Beijing, Zhang Jianmin, the Director of the National Tobacco Monopoly Administration and General Manager of China National Tobacco Corporation,...
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Understanding the Surge in Vaping Cessation Efforts
The Growing Trend of Quitting Vaping
In recent times, there has been a noticeable increase in individuals attempting to quit vaping. According to Quitline Victoria,...
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Misinformation Rife in Australia’s Parliamentary Debate on Vaping Reform Bill
Australia's recent parliamentary debate on the Vaping Reform Bill highlighted deep divisions and widespread misinformation regarding the role of vaping in smoking cessation and...
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Vaping going backwards under new Aussie Government
“This latest government document on vaping makes outrageously false claims and will only cost more Australian smokers their lives,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Co-ordinator...
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New Australian Govt must end anti-vaping hysteria
“We are hopeful the nearly decade long Liberal-led Government’s open warfare on safer nicotine products will end under Australia’s new Labor-led Government,” says Nancy...