Mary-Anne Land – PHAA In 2021, the tobacco industry is projected to spend more than $100 million on Formula 1 … More
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2021 NAIDOC Week: Vital new research will help ‘Heal Country’
Public Health Association of Australia In this NAIDOC Week 2021, the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) embraces First Nations … More
Vaping and e-cigarettes are glamourised on social media, putting young people in harm’s way
Jonine Jancey, Curtin University Despite their widespread reputation as a “safer” alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes (also known as electronic cigarettes … More
National Preventive Health Strategy: realising the opportunity to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes by addressing tobacco use
With the Commonwealth Government’s National Preventive Health Strategy due for finalisation in the coming months, Dr Raglan Maddox, Professor Tom … More
How unhealthy industries shape public opinions on health policy
Elly Howse Many of us working, teaching and researching in public health are aware of the impact of the commercial … More
More Deadly News: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tobacco use continues to go down
NAIDOC Week 2020 Raglan Maddox, Katherine A. Thurber, Tom Calma, Glen Benton, Emily Banks, Raymond Lovett Smoking is a leading … More
Fact or Fiction? Debunking the myths around e-cigarettes
Michelle Jongenelis, Christina Watts and Maurice Swanson E-cigarettes have clearly made their way into Australian society. So, what’s the … More
Tobacco control was the best buy in health then, and it’s still the best buy now: an interview with Dr Michael Wooldridge
Michael Wooldridge and Paul Grogan Image: German brother drivers Michael Schumacher on left and Ralf Schumacher walk along the … More
Smoking rates falling among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Christina Heris and David Thomas Following a history of being paid or provided with rations of tobacco, smoking is … More
Making tobacco companies responsible for our most common item of litter
Cigarette butts have long been the most common item of litter globally. About four and a half trillion cigarette butts are disposed of in the environment each year. Despite the decrease in the number of smokers in Australia, butts remain the single most common item of litter.