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premium_icon Vape lobbying pushing for removal of ban on e-cigarettes

A ban on e-cigarettes should be lifted across Australia to help lifelong smokers kick the habit, a new vaping lobby says.

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27th Nov. 2019 12:11 PM

premium_icon Criminals make off with $50,000 of cigarettes

A gang of thieves has busted in an into IGA supermarket to steal a huge haul of cash and smokes.

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20th Nov. 2019 6:11 PM

SMOKE AND MIRRORS: Police are investigating the break and enter of a convenience store in Miles after four people allegedly broke into the store and stole approximately $50,000 worth of cigarettes before leaving in a stolen vehicle.

premium_icon Federal Government accused of vaping ‘scaremongering’

Doctors are demanding the Federal Government overhaul its advice on vaping nicotine, accusing it of “scaremongering” and...

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17th Nov. 2019 6:11 PM

premium_icon Smokescreen of shame killing more Queenslanders

Queenslanders are a knockabout bunch, but our love of a ciggie has us leading the nation for all the wrong reasons.

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24th Oct. 2019 5:10 AM

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Inspector Pat Swindells issues warning to careless smokers

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12th Oct. 2019 11:10 AM

BUTT OUT: Police are on the lookout for smokers doing the wrong thing.

premium_icon REVEALED: Gross discovery in Gladstone drains

THE first audit of nine drain buddies in the Gladstone CBD has uncovered exactly what Gladstone residents are irresponsibly...

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03rd Oct. 2019 5:10 AM

1589 cigarettes were collected from Gladstone CBD drains in the drain buddies.

Why graphic photos on smoke packs no longer shock addicts

Graphic images of black lungs, rotten teeth and cancerous mouths on cigarette packaging have lost their shock value...

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02nd Oct. 2019 10:10 AM

A study has recommended individual cigarettes be printed with warnings, including how many minutes of life smokers will lose as they puff.

premium_icon ‘It’s killing people’ — AMA calls for smoking age to be 25

PEOPLE under the age of 25 will be banned from buying cigarettes if a controversial proposal is adopted by one government...

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26th Aug. 2019 1:08 PM

AMA NT is frustrated by the high rate of preventable diseases in Territorians PICTURE: ISTOCK

premium_icon Ciggies, cash and choccies stolen in multiple break-ins

VIDEO: While these incidents appear isolated, police believe they are similar to other thefts in Ipswich.

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21st Aug. 2019 10:08 AM

While these incidents appear isolated, police believe they are similar to other thefts across Ipswich.

premium_icon Two disgusting jars enough to make you rethink cigarettes

He said that pledge was important when it came to providing a smoke-free environment for children.

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01st June 2019 12:06 AM

FIGHTING BACK: Deadly Choices officers Will Elliott and Rose Robe at the anti-smoking stand outside the Galangoor Duwalami Primary Health Care centre in Hervey Bay on World No Tobacco Day.