Health advocates slam decision to let tobacco industry give secret briefing 4 May 2026 – Tobacco industry lobbyists have been allowed to give a secret briefing to a senate inquiry in what health advocates have described as a “sleazy attempt to covertly influence...
Big Tobacco’s big decoy: the 66 daily deaths today’s Senate Hearing must not ignore Sixty-six bodybags will be laid on the lawns of Parliament House today to represent the sixty-six Australians dying every day from tobacco. Inside the building, at the first hearing of...
Illegal tobacco: New Illicit Tobacco Ladder shows which states are up for the tackle and which are still on the bench In a bid to assess progress in the fight against illegal tobacco the Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) today released a National...
Australians agree there are too many shops selling tobacco in Australia — and they want governments to lift the bar Australians believe tobacco is far too easy to access and want governments to significantly lift the bar on who can sell it, as the national concern on...
WA public strongly backs tough new laws to shut down illicit tobacco and vape shops New research shows Western Australians overwhelmingly support immediate shop closure powers and stronger enforcement to crack down on illegal tobacco and vapes — and ACOSH is calling...
ACOSH backs tough new WA laws targeting illicit tobacco and vapes The Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) has welcomed the Cook Government’s introduction of tough new tobacco and vape laws to Parliament this week, saying the reforms are a major step...
