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Tobacco excise revenue has tanked amid a booming black market. That’s a diabolical problem for the government

Tuesday night’s federal budget revealed a sharp drop in what was once a major source of revenue for the government – the tobacco excise.

The Conversation · Mar 28, 2025

Lifestyle modifications to manage osteoporosis

What is Osteoporosis?

The Times of India · Mar 27, 2025

Government plans for ‘smoke-free generation’ move closer to becoming law

MPs voted 366 to 41, majority 325, to approve the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at third reading.

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025

Academic calls for ‘real change’ by banning smoking in homes with children

Professor Sean Semple, of Stirling University, said homes are the ‘primary environment’ where youngsters are exposed to tobacco smoke.

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025

WATCH: What Quitting Vaping Actually Looks Like

Every day, Australians are slowly realising the long-term harm that vaping does to the body. For people who are already hooked, quitting vaping is no easy task. Ben Siwa, frontman for the Aussie genre-bending band jnr., was one of thousands of Aussies looking to quit vaping. “I started vaping to…

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 23, 2025

Newsance 291: Sudhir’s big government job? TV anchors fan communal flames in Nagpur

This week our beloved anchor Sudhir Chaudhary follows the desh ke yuva, he so often preaches to, in chasing a government job. Join us as we revisit Sudhir’s greatest hits and best research, in light of news reports that his company will provide research support to DD News. In this…

Newslaundry · Mar 22, 2025

The tobacco lobby claims vaping is displacing youth smoking – a close look at the evidence tells another story

E-cigarette companies, including giants such as British American Tobacco, have actively lobbied governments in New Zealand and Australia to weaken existing vape regulations while preventing the introduction of stricter ones.

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2025

Arrowhead’s CEO got a call from PlayStation when he said players could save their money and wait to buy Helldivers 2 until the servers were fixed: They ‘asked me what the f*** I’m smoking’

It’s said you should always be closing, even on Super Earth.

PC Gamer · Mar 19, 2025

Helldivers 2 boss told launch players not to buy until servers calmed down, and it "took 5 minutes until I got a call from the friendly people over at PlayStation asking what the f*** I was smoking"

"'Don't recommend that people do not buy your games' - it's incredibly conventional wisdom"

GamesRadar · Mar 19, 2025

Why nicotine pouches may not be the best choice to help you to stop smoking

If you are trying to stop smoking, you may have heard of nicotine patches or gum to help reduce cravings. But how about nicotine pouches? Small, tobacco-free sachets containing a powder made up of nicotine, flavourings and other additives, nicotine patches are placed between the upper lip and gum to…

The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025