30th anniversary of Australian legal ruling on second-hand smoke
MEDIA RELEASE Thirty years ago, working in an office where people smoked, eating at a café where people smoked at the next table and being… Read More
Feb 04, 2021
Big Tobacco and National Retail Association receive 2021 Dirty Ashtray Award
May 30, 2021
Political parties should commit to phasing out the sale of cigarettes in Australia by 2030
MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Council on Smoking and Health today called for political parties contesting the next state election to support phasing out the sale… Read More
Jan 29, 2021
Australia needs to expand smoke-free areas
MEDIA RELEASE 20 January 2021 The Australian Council on Smoking and Health is calling on all Australian governments to increase the number of smoke-free… Read More
Jan 20, 2021
Major award recognises leadership in WA tobacco control
MEDIA RELEASE 4 December 2020 Dr Denise Sullivan has been named this year’s winner of the prestigious Dr Bob Elphick Medal. The award… Read More
Dec 04, 2020
Health groups call on Crown Perth to make casino entirely smoke-free
MEDIA RELEASE 27 November 2020 WA’s leading health groups are calling on Crown Perth to make its high-roller gaming areas at the casino… Read More
Nov 27, 2020
Review of the evidence says e-cigarettes not the answer for Australian smokers
MEDIA RELEASE 30 September 2020 The Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) has welcomed the findings of a comprehensive review by the… Read More
Sep 30, 2020
Growing evidence of harms highlight the need for science, not bogus health claims, to inform Australia’s policy on e-cigarettes
MEDIA RELEASE 18 September 2020 Cancer Council, the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Australian Council on Smoking and Health have urged… Read More
Sep 18, 2020
TGA ruling based on evidence
MEDIA STATEMENT 26 August 2020 Australia’s independent and evidence-based regulator of medicines, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has confirmed its rejection of… Read More
Aug 26, 2020
Remarkable decline in smoking in Australia continues
MEDIA RELEASE 16 July 2020 The latest results from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey published today has shown a decrease in… Read More
Jul 16, 2020
