Vapes to be available only via prescription as 'therapeutic pathway' under new bill – video
Under new bill vapes would only be available via a 'therapeutic pathway,' health minister says
Doctors urge politicians not to be swayed by ‘misleading’ comments on vaping ban from industry-funded lobbyists
Public health experts say reforms will not affect prescription vapes after Greens and Nationals raise concerns of ‘prohibition’ approach
Big tobacco is back, aided and abetted by the Nationals. We can’t let them win on vapes
Monique Ryan
The government’s vaping legislation is a courageous start but it leaves gaping integrity issues unresolved
February 2024
Health minister accuses vaping lobby of targeting children after industry ad campaign against ban
Albanese government condemns ‘widespread marketing’ of nicotine pouches to young people
January 2024
Health minister tells Australians to ‘ring around’ to find GPs who bulk bill
Australian melanoma patients to benefit from cheaper treatments on PBS
November 2023
Australia to ban disposable, single-use vape imports from January to help cut addiction in children
Patients warned many doctors won’t change approach to bulk billing despite new incentives
October 2023
Burning love: health minister Mark Butler impersonates Elvis Presley – video
The federal minister went on to say on X (formerly Twitter) that he's got 'nothing on the King'
Australia’s life-saving bone marrow registry needs $13m. Why is red tape holding it up?
The money is there to increase the number of donors to help patients with leukaemia and blood cancers but governments won’t agree to release it, MPs say
Ban smoking for next generation to ‘keep pace’ with UK and NZ, advocates tell Australian government
Mark Butler says those countries have ‘responded to specific tactics of Big Tobacco’ and Australia will monitor impact of the policies with ‘interest’
September 2023
The rural network, Victoria
Rural Australians want cheaper medicines – but they don’t want their pharmacies to close
New 60-day prescription model came into effect on 1 September, and country pharmacists say they don’t know how they’ll survive the change
Can the voice improve Indigenous health and education? Why Mark Butler and Jason Clare say yes
The yes campaign has been accused of failing to outline practical benefits. Two ministers explain why the advisory body could make a difference in their portfolios
Vape stores opening near Australian schools to ‘recruit new generation to nicotine’, Mark Butler says
Companies skirting regulations by labelling e-cigarettes as ‘nicotine-free’ despite them containing the drug
