What The Media Say - June To August 2025
- Pippa Starr
- Jun 20
- 7 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
This page analyses what is said about Australian vaping and tobacco harm reduction in the media, including what may be published in journals and by influencers.
This will help to hold the media accountable to report accurately and sensibly.
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2025 Media Sentiment Score (June - August '25):
Positive | 7 |
Neutral | 12 |
Negative | 1 |
June 2025:
2 June 2025 - UK Bans Disposable Vapes To Stop Litter & Children's Use
2 June 2025 - Chris Minns Call's For Lower Tobacco Excise
3 June 2025- Chris Minns Says Tobacco Tax Is Boosting Black Market
3 June 2025 - Tobacco Tax Queried As High Prices Drive Black Market
4 June 2025 - Treasurer Not Convinced Cutting Tobacco Excise Will End Illegal Activity📺
7 June 2025 - Experts Back Chris Minns Plea For Cig Tax Cut
7 June 2025 - $10 or $58? How Australia is losing the war on illegal tobacco
10 June 2025 - Australia's response to illegal smoking has been labelled 'appalling failure 📺
10 June 2025 - Casey Costello: NZ Minister says Australia has failed
11 June 2025 - Tobacco excise has passed a ‘tipping point’ and is fuelling black market
12 June 2025 - Illegal 'chop shop raided in Mackay and millions of cigarettes, loose tobacco and vapes seized
13 June 2025 - WHO under fire for blocking proven tools to reduce smoking deaths
13 June 2025 - Harm reduction advocates say WHO's stance is costing lives
Starr particularly cited Australia's challenges, saying, "Australia has a massive black market and 66 people die daily from smoking-related disease. These outcomes are tied to WHO-endorsed policies. Rather than reward failed approaches, the WHO should be focused on saving lives." source>>
16 June 2025 - Black market surges as Albanese Labor government’s vape scheme goes up in smoke
16 June 2025 - VAPE SCHEME UP IN SMOKE
16 June 2025 - ‘Vape fail’ – More than 99% of sales happening on black market
18 June 2025 - Rundle Street convenience stores closed in tobacco & vape crack down
18 June 2025 - Queensland Health seeks court order to shut tobacco stores for six months
20 June 2025 - Illegal tobacco commissioner Erin Dale refused British American Tobacco’s request for meeting
20 June 2025 - Names, locations of every Queensland shop caught selling illegal tobacco (& Vapes)
July 2025:
August 2025:
