SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Tuesday it will ban recreational vaping and tighten other aspects of e-cigarette laws in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade to try ...

The Australian government will ban e-cigarettes through a heavy set of controls on imports and packaging to discourage vaping, especially among teens, under its biggest smoking reforms in more than a ...

Australia is increasing the tobacco tax by billions of dollars over the next four years as the government looks to phase out smoking and vaping. The country's health minister says the government is ...

A person poses for a photograph as they vape in Melbourne, March 23, 2023. Recreational vaping will be banned as the government seeks to prevent the next generation from becoming addicted to nicotine, ...

Australia's government will crack down on recreational vape sales and enforce a requirement that products such as e-cigarettes be sold only in pharmacies with a prescription. Mark Butler, the ...

Vaping among school-age children has significantly reduced, the Australian government has said, citing a study, a year after a ban on disposable vapes. Australian health minister Mark Butler on ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the negative health consequences of e-cigarettes and the possibility that tobacco consumption is renormalized through public exposure to vaping. As ...

Over the past decade, vaping has transitioned from a niche alternative to traditional smoking into a full-blown lifestyle trend — especially among young adults. In Australia, this trend is becoming ...

Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore. An anti-vaping sign in Sydney. Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore. Australia will ban the importation of disposable ...

CANBERRA, AustraliaCANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s tobacco tax will be increased by billions of dollars over the next four years as the government cracks down on smoking and vaping. Recreational ...