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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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The shocking difference between healthy lungs and those of a smoker.

May 3, 2018

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An Australian-first study highlights oncologists can do more to support cancer patients to quit smoking.

May 2, 2018

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Action to curb smoking and tobacco sales has stalled in the past 6 years and it’s time for a return to battle, writes Mike Daube

Apr 30, 2018

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It's not as simple as replacing a very harmful product with a less harmful one, writes the head of the European Respiratory Society's Tobacco Control Committee

Apr 28, 2018

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Powerful California ad on how the vaping / tobacco industries' are targeting kids...

Apr 26, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 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 • 19 Jul 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 • 19 Jul 2018

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

Jul 5, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 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 • 19 Jul 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 • 19 Jul 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 • 19 Jul 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 • 19 Jul 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 • 19 Jul 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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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

We're joining @HeartAust in calling on govs and workplaces to do more to protect Australians from deadly exposure t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 27, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

It’s time for new systems to regulate these bars @WALGA @DoddsJimd58 @tobaccofreeaust @CityofBunbury1 @_PHAA_ abc.net.au/news/2018-05-3…

Jun 27, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

There’s No Smoking in Disney Films. What About When It Owns Fox? nytimes.com/2018/04/25/bus…

Jun 26, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

'The whole industry stinks': Big tobacco's squeeze on small business smh.com.au/business/small… via @smh @GreenlandRohan

Jun 25, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

Canada to have the toughest and most effective plain packaging requirements in the world 🚭 newswire.ca/news-releases/… pic.twitter.com/pqyVcMqeG2

Jun 25, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

The crash & burn of the English #ecig hype citadel? bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/e0… pic.twitter.com/PBNXLVSfG8

Jun 22, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

People recovering from illicit drug abuse are twice as likely to be successful if they don’t smoke cigarettes, stud… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 21, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

Fact check: David Leyonhjelm who accepts donations from Philip Morris wrong again - The Government's crackdown on i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 20, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

Starting today, U.S. tobacco companies must place statements on their websites telling the truth about their deadly… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 19, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

Scottish smokers offered £160 incentive to quit scotsman.com/news/scottish-…

Jun 19, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

New research has found that smoking costs the Victorian economy approx. $3.7b per year in tangible costs. Read more… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 19, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

The French government will impose regulations on tobacco companies to help end litter and pollution caused by cigar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 18, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

Not all e-juices are as nicotine free as they claim, study finds abc.net.au/news/2018-06-1… via @abcnews @SmokefreeAus@GreenlandRohan

Jun 12, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

Great @sunrise segment with @adamferrier & @JaneCaro discussing @quitvic & @strokefdn's new campaign about smoking… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 11, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

Findings from a UK study shows more than half of adolescent e-cigarette users had never smoked a cigarette. acosh.org/uk-study-shows…

Jun 8, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

For the 12th time, the NT Government was awarded the Dirty Ashtray Award by the AMA/ACOSH for failing to improve in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 8, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

When you get a lot of #vapers in an enclosed space, particle counts go through the roof. Pubs, bars, cafes, airline… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 7, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

As of today, all tobacco products sold in NZ will be in standardised packaging with graphic warnings acosh.org/tobacco-standa…

Jun 6, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

Congrats to @CurtinUni's Professor Mike Daube - 2018 Western Australian of the Year! Curtin Library holds his colle… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 6, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

Our new campaign featuring the inspirational Terrie Hall goes live TODAY throughout WA. Read about Terrie's heart b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 5, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 19 Jul 2018

Mr Dixon’s comments come after the NT Government was awarded the Australian Medical Association’s “Dirty Ashtray Aw… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 5, 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

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

Leading Australian tobacco-control experts praise Indigenous smoking initiative

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