Time to reform Australia’s failed policy on smoking and vaping
August 04, 2026 by pearlsandirritations.com
Time to reform Australia’s failed policy on smoking and vaping
Australia’s smoking and vaping policy has created a system where cigarettes remain easy to buy, while safer alternatives are treated as a problem to be contained. That contradiction has weakened trust, fuelled illicit supply and made switching harder for adults who smoke. Reform should start with a simple principle: regulate nicotine products according to risk, not political discomfort. A policy that keeps the most harmful product as the easiest option is not protecting public health.
11.00% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 2.4 million current smokers in Australia 12.90% of men are current smokers but only 9.30% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
