Vapes will be made available at pharmacies without a prescription after the Albanese government backtracked on its plan to ban the commercial sale of e-cigarettes so it could strike a deal with the Greens. Health Minister Mark Butler secured support on ...

A group of 11 education, school parent and medical associations have banded together to call on the government to pass legislation that would ban the sale and supply of recreational vapes. On January 1 this year, the government banned the ...

A new federal vaping prevention program has been rolled out in Australian high schools to curb a worrying rise in vaping among teenagers, after data revealed nearly one in 10 people over the age of 14 used e-cigarettes.  The OurFutures ...

High Schoolers who vape are more likely to miss out on classes, delay their learning and become more aggressive, creating heavier workloads for teachers, a new study has confirmed. Researchers from Griffith University spoke with staff and students from nearly ...

Mandatory bag checks in Australian schools could push student's vaping habits "further underground" a health expert has said, as calls to address rising rates of youth e-cigarette use amplify. This week, the Teachers’ Professional Association of Queensland (TPAQ) launched a ...

A new study has revealed grim new e-cigarette usage among teens, with more than 80 per cent of teachers reporting at least some of their high-school students vaping. The study, published in the Australian New Zealand Journal of Public Health on Thursday, surveyed almost ...

A Blue Mountains student was hospitalised after suffering a seizure as a result of vaping in the school toilets, highlighting growing concerns about the habit among young people. Blue Mountains Grammar school administration wrote to parents to warn about the incident and to ...

Victoria’s health minister lashed his federal counterpart after state leaders were urged to tackle the illicit sale of e-cigarettes to children. It comes as experts warn of a “public health crisis” as the vaping phenomenon introduces a new generation to ...

A leading health professional has warned of the potentially fatal effects of vaping, with primary school children picking up the addiction. It comes after some Victorian schools have installed sensors to stop students from smoking e-cigarettes. Paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, ...