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Aug 17, 2018

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Australian prisoners need better support - there are no formal programs to help people in prison quit smoking, or to stay off cigarettes when they are released.

Aug 16, 2018

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First edition of the ACOSH Advocacy in Action e-bulletin is out now!

Aug 15, 2018

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Public housing in the US will be smoke-free from tomorrow.

Jul 30, 2018

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Why we must ensure health professionals give smokers advice, but preferably help, to stop smoking.

Jul 26, 2018

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Did you know smoking causes liver cancer? or acute leukemia? It's time for Australia's graphic warning labels to be updated.

Jul 25, 2018

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Do you live in multi-unit housing and struggle with smoke drift from your neighbours? ACOSH and Cancer Council WA have developed a Guide for smoke free strata housing in Western Australia. Read more: https://bit.ly/2zdkccC

Jul 5, 2018

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The World Trade Organisation has upheld Australia's tobacco plain packaging laws giving the green light for global implementation. An enormous win for public health! 👏🏼

Jun 29, 2018

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There’s No Smoking in Disney Films. What About When It Owns Fox?

Jun 27, 2018

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Canada to have the toughest and most effective plain packaging requirements in the world 🚭 https://bit.ly/2MnHPRh

Jun 25, 2018

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People recovering from illicit drug abuse are twice as likely to be successful if they don’t smoke cigarettes, study suggests.

Jun 22, 2018

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The effectiveness of Australia's vaping laws is being thrown into question with data showing illegal nicotine is making its way into retail stores.

Jun 12, 2018

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Cancer Council WA's Make Smoking History are launching one of the most confronting health campaigns to be shown in WA, revealing the dying days of a former smoker.

Jun 5, 2018

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Smoking is one of the main risk factors for heart disease and responsible for 12% of the burden (death and illness) of cardiovascular disease in Australia. Read the Heart Foundation seven steps to reduce smoking in Australia: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/get-involved/advocacy/smoking-and-tobacco-regulation

Jun 2, 2018

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You don’t have to be old to suffer a stroke. Bill was just 38 when he suffered his first. He had to relearn everything. Quit smoking and reduce your risk today: www.quit.org.au/make-a-plan/

Jun 1, 2018

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NT Government receives the Dirty Ashtray Award...AGAIN. ACOSH and the Australian Medical Association are calling on all Australian Governments to step up, take action and avoid complacency. https://www.acosh.org/what-we-do/national-tobacco-control-scoreboard/

May 31, 2018

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Financial rewards more effective to help smokers quit than e-cigarettes, finds a new study published in the The New England Journal of Medicine

May 24, 2018

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Young children with parents who smoke can have nicotine levels so high, they may as well be smoking themselves.

May 17, 2018

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How Big Tobacco is using social media to undermine advertising bans.

May 11, 2018

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Smoking still causes over 15,500 Australian deaths every year - including people as young as 30.

May 10, 2018

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Pharmacies and other local businesses on Tasmania's east coast are pitching in on a project to pay smokers to quit

May 7, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

#MediaWatch2day The latest Australian Institute of Health & Welfare @aihw report shows daily smoking continued to f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Aug 17, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Vaping study shows e-cigarettes more harmful than thought abc.net.au/triplej/progra…

Aug 16, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

#PreventionFirst @GreenlandRohan @tobaccofreeaust Chart of the day: How many cigarettes are you 'smoking' just by b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Aug 16, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Why supply reduction alone is never enough. @prisonerhealth @wephren #tobacco theconversation.com/why-australian…

Aug 15, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Notice how the public narrative about #smoking is being bulldozered into "switching" to #ecigs rather than quitting… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Aug 15, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Great to see smoking rates on the decline across all SES groups and remoteness areas. Need to continue to prioriti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Aug 15, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

First edition of the ACOSH Advocacy in Action e-bulletin is out now! campaign.juicebox.com.au/t/j-A96D365460…

Aug 15, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

#preventionfirst @RogerCookMLA @GregHuntMP @GreenlandRohan twitter.com/SimonChapman6/…

Aug 13, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Congratulations to Uruguay! The first country in Latin America to require plain packaging of tobacco products -- a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Aug 10, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

"Woolworths have outperformed Coles in the morality stakes by sticking to their ban on “single-use” plastic bags...… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Aug 3, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

#PreventionFirst #RogerCookMLA #GregHuntMP #GreenlandRohan #SmokefreeAust The truth about e-cigarettes pic.twitter.com/ON7pfHMEW8

Aug 3, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Smoke-free public housing is an important step to promote health equity. medicalxpress.com/news/2018-07-r…

Aug 1, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

People who continue to smoke after a cancer diagnosis need support and empathy to help them quit. theherald.com.au/story/5525163/…

Jul 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Effective July 31, all public housing nationwide must be smoke-free. It’s a great step to protect kids and families… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jul 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Public housing across the US to go smoke-free from tomorrow #tobaccocontrol usnews.com/news/health-ca…

Jul 30, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

#PreventionFirst #GregHuntMP #RogerCookMLA #RohanGreenland pic.twitter.com/0MVQKQkg6q

Jul 30, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Great article by Dr Katharine Noonan around conflicts of interest and ethics associated with doctors promoting Toba… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jul 27, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Smokers aren't getting all the help they need to quit: Quit Victoria Director @SarahWhisar explains in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jul 25, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Did you know that smoking causes acute leukaemia? What about liver cancer? This is why we're calling for a Federal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jul 25, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Reducing the smoking rate in Victoria to 5% by 2025 would save lives, save money and keep people healthier. Especia… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jul 23, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

A nationwide ban on smoking in public housing facilities in the U.S. will take effect at the end of July, nearly tw… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jul 23, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

The Guide for Smoke Free Strata Housing in WA has just been released! Helping community members & strata managers r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jul 5, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Do you live in multi-unit housing and struggle with smoke drift from your neighbours? ACOSH and @CancerCouncilWA ha… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jul 5, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

#BigTobacco #PreventionFirst @tobaccofreeaust @gtc_sfu @CDCTobaccoFree @GregHuntMP @KatherineKingMP twitter.com/simonchapman6/…

Jul 5, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Never any doubt Australia would win at WTO on plain packaging for tobacco products. Thank you @senbmckenzie and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 29, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

#PreventionFirst Australia wins landmark WTO ruling on tobacco plain packaging laws abc.net.au/news/2018-06-2… via… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 29, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

Australia achieves a landmark victory for its tobacco plain packaging laws in WTO dispute. Plain packaging now reco… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 29, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

The World Trade Organisation has upheld Australia's tobacco plain packaging laws giving the green light for global… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 29, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

"...smoke-free policies, which may affect populations immediately and efficiently, are potentially powerful prevent… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 28, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 17 Aug 2018

MEDIA RELEASE: Smokefree workplaces reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by as much as 46%: new study quit.org.au/news/smokefree…

Jun 27, 2018

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Make a stand. Change begins here.

Stop Super Fund Investment In Tobacco.

ACOSH continues 45 years of change

A healthier Australia starts with you

Giving you the power of change

The Australian Council on Smoking and Health

Who we help

Latest News

ACOSH Advocacy in Action – August

UK study shows more than half of adolescent e-cigarette users had never smoked

Tobacco standardised packaging across NZ from today

Cash incentive better motivator to quit than e-cigarettes

Tobacco in Australia: time to get back to basics

The truth about vaping

Leading health organisation applauds report on e-cigarettes

E-cigarette users may be less likely to quit smoking, says a new study

Public Health England prematurely endorses e-cigarettes

Cigarette plain packaging comes into force across NZ today

Apartment residents need better protection from secondhand smoke

Plain cigarette packaging hits shelves across Republic

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