Western Australian health groups are calling on the State Government to put an end to junk food advertising on public transport, billboards and sporting venues. As the ABC reported today, th... Read more
(Introduction by Croakey) A Tasmanian-based study, published this week in the MJA, has reignited a debate that has been going on for almost a decade, about the ‘next frontier’ in tobacco con... Read more
Proponents of e-cigarettes in Australia will be quick to tell you that the sale of these products is legal in most comparable overseas jurisdictions, and that they are helping cigarette smok... Read more
Health promotion is focused on the future, so it’s not surprising VicHealth’s recently-convened event, ‘Health Promotion: What does the future hold?’, sold out within 48 hours. P... Read more
Marie McInerney reports: Tobacco companies are trying to influence health policies by “infiltrating” non-health policy areas, such as tax, customs and law enforcement, in Austral... Read more
Marie McInerney reports: Do you think plain packaging of cigarettes with graphic photos showing tongue cancer or gangrene is enough to deter smokers? What about filter tips that look like vo... Read more
In the wake of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, University of Tasmania academic Kathryn Barnsley urges governments to get real in tackling the determinants of poor health. Rather than... Read more
Marie McInerney reports: A “tortuously worded disclaimer” from KPMG on its industry-funded report about the risks of illicit tobacco consumption in Australia (see below) was a reminder to th... Read more
Experts in tobacco control are heading to Perth next week for the three-day Tobacco Free Oceania conference, which aims to share the region’s “achievements and aspirations” in tobacco contro... Read more
The Australian public are voting with their feet when it comes to smoking. Consumers now demand safe working and social settings free from the scourge of second hand smoke. Smoking has conti... Read more
