A recent study conducted by a team of Australian and New Zealand academics has found that New Zealand’s adult smoking rate has fallen faster than Australia’s over the past decade, despite New Zealand starting with a higher rate in 2013. The researchers explored potential reasons for this difference, focusing on the contrasting approaches to vaping regulation in the two countries.
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South Australia has become the first Australian state to ban nicotine pouches, intensifying its efforts to curb the illegal tobacco and vaping markets. Effective immediately, the new legislation classifies nicotine pouches as prohibited products, subject to the same restrictions as tobacco and e-cigarettes.
Read moreThe Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued infringement notices totaling $396,000 to 20 retail businesses in Melbourne for the alleged unlawful supply of vaping products. The fines, which amount to $19,800 per business, were the result of a joint operation conducted in December 2024 by the TGA and the Victorian Department of Health to enforce compliance with recent vaping reforms.
Read moreThe City of Vincent, an inner-city council located just 3km from Perth’s CBD, is contemplating the expansion of smoke-free zones as a response to the worrying increase in vape popularity. The council, which banned smoking in five town centres in late 2022, now considers vaping to be more prevalent than traditional cigarette smoking.
Read moreNew Regulations Create Lucrative Opportunities as Pharmacies Hesitate to Embrace Vape Sales
Australia’s nicotine-addicted smokers and vapers have become the target of an unlikely rivalry between pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse and big tobacco companies, as they battle to gain market share in the wake of new government regulations. The laws have created a lucrative new market for vapes sold through pharmacies by shutting down scores of small vape sellers across the country, restricting the products to pharmacies only, banning single-use vapes, and limiting flavors.
Read moreThe South Australian government has put tobacconists selling illegal tobacco and vapes on notice, as they work on new legislation to shut down these businesses and impose penalties of up to $1.1 million. Consumer and Business Affairs Minister Andrea Michaels is set to receive the power to close premises suspected of selling illegal products for up to six months, with the approval of a magistrate.
Read moreIt’s important to understand the legal age requirements and restrictions surrounding the use of e-cigarettes and vaporizers in Australia. In this article, we’ll clarify the legal vaping age in Australia and discuss the implications for underage individuals and the restrictions on where adults can vape.
Read moreAustralia has ramped up its fight against illicit vapes, seizing more than 5.2 million illegal vapes and vaping products so far this year. Of these, joint actions by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the Australian Border Force (ABF) have successfully intercepted over 2 million vapes since the implementation of the new electronic cigarette law on July 1, 2024. The seized products have an estimated black market value exceeding 155 million Australian dollars (approximately 100 million US dollars).
Read moreThe Malinauskas Labor Government in South Australia has proposed sweeping new laws to combat the sale of illegal vapes and tobacco, introducing the toughest penalties in the nation. The legislation, set to be introduced in State Parliament, aims to significantly toughen controls and penalties related to the sale and use of these products.
Read moreAustralia has taken a bold step in the fight against youth vaping by becoming the first country to restrict vape sales to pharmacies. As of July 1, 2024, the government has implemented new laws that ban the domestic manufacture, supply, commercial possession, and advertisement of disposable and non-therapeutic vapes.
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