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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · 17h

🚭 Squeezing tobacco retail availability in Tasmania 🚭
If you missed Veronica Martin-Gall's webinar yesterday, you can 📽️ watch the recording here 🎬: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pKX...
#TobaccoEndgame #RetailRestriction #licensing #TobaccoPolicy

Veronica Martin-Gall: Squeezing tobacco retail availability in Tasmania

YouTube video by Tobacco Endgame Centre of Research Excellence

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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) @ash.org · 23h

“Tobacco control advocacy is not without risks... Tobacco control advocates should be recognised as human rights defenders (HRDs).”

- Dr. @brittakm.bsky.social, @tcrgbath.bsky.social and Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, ASH

Learn more about protections for Human Rights Defenders: ow.ly/9Occ50X9lCP

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · 2d

Dropping #TobaccoTax will not reduce #IllicitTrade. Empowering States and Territories to swiftly shut down retailers engaging in illicit tobacco trade is likely to be far more effective. @coralgartner.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social
theconversation.com/queensland-l...

Queensland landlords could soon face jail for ignoring illegal tobacco. What are other states doing?

South Australian landlords who turn a blind eye on illegal tobacco can now be fined, while Queensland is proposing bigger fines and even a year in jail.

theconversation.com

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · 2d

📣Tobacco Endgame CRE #Webinar - Join us TOMORROW for an insightful session on 🚭 tobacco #RetailRestriction!
Veronica Martin-Gall will present 'Squeezing tobacco retail availability in Tasmania'.
📆Thursday 9 October
⏰12:00pm AEST
🔗https://tobacco-endgame.centre.uq.edu.au/event/session/1472

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Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 3d

October Editorial: Forward-looking measures to end the tobacco epidemic: the need for specialist civil society support and coordination for Article 2.1 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
https://bit.ly/3Wqfxf3

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Tobacco Control Research Group @tcrgbath.bsky.social · 3d

✨ New podcast episode out now ✨

This week on #DeadlyIndustryPod, Louis is joined by @ambervandenakker.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social from @lhgp.bsky.social to unpack a critical concept - multistakeholderism.

🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · 8d

📣Tobacco Endgame CRE #Webinar - Join us for an insightful session on 🚭 tobacco #RetailRestriction next week!
Veronica Martin-Gall will present 'Squeezing tobacco retail availability in Tasmania'.
📆Thursday 9 October
⏰12:00pm AEST
🔗https://tobacco-endgame.centre.uq.edu.au/event/session/1472

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SRNT-Oceania @srnt-oceania.bsky.social · 25d

Save the date for the SRNT-Oceania Chapter 2025 Conference in Meanjin/Brisbane
When: 1st-2nd June 2026
Where: University of Queensland Herston Campus
More details to come, stay tuned!

Flyer for the SRNT-Oceania Chapter 2026 Conference in Meanjin/Brisbane
Date: 1st-2nd June 2026
Location: University of Queensland Herston Campus
Followed by the Regional Tobacco Endgame Summit on 3rd June
More details to come... stay tuned!

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · 15d

📣Our next Tobacco Endgame CRE #Webinar is coming up in 2 weeks – Save the date!
Veronica Martin-Gall will present 'Squeezing #TobaccoRetail availability in Tasmania'.
📆Thursday 9 October
⏰12:00pm AEST
🔗https://tobacco-endgame.centre.uq.edu.au/event/session/1472
#TobaccoEndgame #RetailRestriction

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Janet Hoek @janethoek.bsky.social · 25d

Aotearoa NZ has not changed on-pack warning labels since these were introduced in 2018.

Our latest Conversation op-ed examines how this important policy could be reinvigorated : theconversation.com/graphic-warn...

Graphic warnings on tobacco products are losing their impact – here are 5 ways to improve them

Early versions of graphic warnings on smoked tobacco products aimed to arouse fear. But addressing feelings of regret and shame may be more motivating to quit.

theconversation.com

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · 21d

CRE Director Prof Coral Gartner @coralgartner.bsky.social provides an expert analysis of a newly introduced parliamentary Bill that will bring further reforms to #TobaccoRetailing in Queensland.

Find out more 👉 news.uq.edu.au/2025-09-new-...

#IllicitTobacco #HealthPolicy #TobaccoControl

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · 23d

5 out of 5 experts, including CRE Director Prof Coral Gartner @coralgartner.bsky.social agree: making tobacco cheaper won't cut down smoking rates! 🚭 Read their detailed responses here ➡️ theconversation.com/could-making...

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 23d

Critics of the tobacco excise argue the tax has stopped working to further reduce smoking rates and should be lowered.

👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/could-m...

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚭 Advancing #TobaccoEndgame in Europe through Joint Actions - If you missed Hanna Ollila's webinar yesterday, you can watch the 📽️ recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubfl...

Hanna Ollila: Advancing tobacco endgame in Europe through Joint Actions

YouTube video by Tobacco Endgame Centre of Research Excellence

www.youtube.com

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · Sep 4

Yay for #Capitola! Third #California jurisdiction to ban sale of #tobacco products with filters, following Santa Cruz County and city. Filters are #pollution, are deceptive and provide no health benefit. @ash.org #PublicHealthSky
hanfordsentinel.com/business/agr...

Capitola City Council votes to ban filtered cigarettes

CAPITOLA — At Thursday’s meeting, the Capitola City Council unanimously voted to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes and cigars.

hanfordsentinel.com

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · Sep 2

Join us 🚭TOMORROW🚭 to hear about the Joint Action on Tobacco Control 2 (JATC-2) project and #TobaccoEndgame strategies in the European Union, presented by Hanna Ollila (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare)
📆 Thursday, 4 September
⏰ 3-4pm AEST
🔗 tobacco-endgame.centre.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · Aug 28

Join us online next week to hear Hanna Ollila (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) discuss the Joint Action on Tobacco Control 2 (JATC-2) project and #TobaccoEndgame strategies in the European Union.
📆Thur, 4 Sept
⏰3-4pm AEST
🔗https://tobacco-endgame.centre.uq.edu.au/event/session/1468

NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · Aug 20

📣 Save the date for our next webinar 💻
Hear about the Joint Action on Tobacco Control 2 (JATC-2) project and #TobaccoEndgame strategies in the European Union from Hanna Ollila (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare).
📆 Thur, 4 Sept
⏰ 3-4pm AEST
🔗 tobacco-endgame.centre.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...

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Richard Edwards @predwards.bsky.social · Aug 19

Full paper available here: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

A hopeful journey: responses to efficacy labels from people using RYO tobacco in Aotearoa New Zealand

Introduction Although many countries have introduced pictorial warning labels (PWLs), few use efficacy labels or inserts offering supportive cessation advice or outlining benefits of quitting. Theory ...

tobaccocontrol.bmj.com

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APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · Aug 20

Open Access: Co-Designing AI-Generated Vaping Awareness Materials With Adolescents & Young Adults: A Qualitative Study

@tianzesun.bsky.social @garyckchan.bsky.social Daniel Stjepanović, @y-tm.bsky.social Giang Thu Vu et al

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@ncysur.bsky.social @uwaterloo.ca @griffith.edu.au

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Tobacco Control Research Group @tcrgbath.bsky.social · Aug 19

🌏 Are you interested in finding out more about tobacco use, #tobaccoindustry interference or the roadmap to #tobaccocontrol in a particular country?

We have profiles of over 20 countries around the world available on #TobaccoTactics.

Check them out: www.tobaccotactics.org/topics/count...

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Public Health Communication Centre @phcc.bsky.social · Aug 13

Aotearoa hasn’t updated tobacco warning images since 2018. Fresh images + hopeful, practical messages could give smokers the support they need. #SmokefreeNZ
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/bal...

Balancing fear with hope: A more effective way of promoting smoking cessation?

New research from Aotearoa New Zealand shows that adding positive, supportive messages to tobacco packaging could complement graphic warnings and better help people quit smoking.

www.phcc.org.nz

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · Jul 3

Join the 'Which Way?' team for a #Webinar and live Q&A and hear about the successes of the Quit Pack pilot and plans for a national rollout.
🗓️ Wednesday, 6 August
⏰ 12-1pm AEST
➡️ Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/which-way-...
#SmokingCessation

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Janet Hoek @janethoek.bsky.social · Jul 2

Full arguments outlined in our briefing here: www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/do-...

Do people who smoke make truly informed choices?

Research suggests very few people who smoke made considered decisions, understood addiction, or fully appreciated the risks they faced when they started smoking as teenagers.

www.phcc.org.nz

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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · Jun 13

Can EU countries introduce a generational sales ban of tobacco products? Listen to the Lung Health Matters podcast here: channel.ersnet.org/channel-312-...
European Respiratory Society

Lung Health Matters Podcast - ERS Respiratory Channel

The Lung Health Matters podcast series concentrates on the important work ERS does to advocate for better respiratory health at EU level and beyond. Hosted by members of the ERS Advocacy Council and o...

channel.ersnet.org

NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · Jun 2

Join us TOMORROW for the SPH Seminar Series: A/Prof Megan Roberts will present findings from her ongoing research on adolescent and young adult tobacco use, health disparities, and the tobacco retailer environment.
🗓️ Tuesday 3 June
⏰ 1-2pm AEST
💻 Join via Zoom: uqz.zoom.us/j/87127272535