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In this MJA Insight+ article, Tianze Sun, A/Prof Coral Gartner and A/Prof Sheleigh Lawler discuss whether it is time to start phasing out commercial tobacco sales in Australia.

In this article in The Guardian, Tobacco Endgame CRE Director A/Prof Coral Gartner explains why it is time for Australian governments to set a date to ban cigarette retail sales

Senior Researcher at Menzies School of Health Research, Dr Marita Hefler, talks to 3AW about the push to ban tobacco sales at retailers

The Tobacco Endgame CRE's Dr Kylie Morphett and A/Prof Coral Gartner describe the potential of nicotine reduction as an evidence-based way to help people to quit smoking

Dr Kylie Morphett and Dr Cheneal Puljevic were each awarded a UQ Faculty of Medicine 2021 Research Support Package Postdoctoral Researcher Fellowship

The law is a potent tool to save lives and improve Australians’ health. It is an effective way for governments to protect citizens – particularly the young – from harm, whether by mandating seatbelt use, imposing a minimum age for alcohol and tobacco purchasing, or legislating for child restraints, pool fencing or gun control, write Dr Janani Shanthosh, Associate Professor Coral Gartner and Ashley Schram.

With the Commonwealth Government’s National Preventive Health Strategy due for finalisation in the coming months, Dr Raglan Maddox, Professor Tom Calma AO, Dr Katherine Thurber and Associate Professor Raymond Lovett consider the opportunity to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes through a renewed urgent focus on tobacco use.

Kylie Morphett and Coral Gartner discuss options for regulating tobacco products in Australia in line with the FCTC's Article 9

The Tobacco Endgame CRE’s ambitious goal is to determine the optimal mix of strategies that will help Australia become a smoke-free nation and produce a roadmap outlining how to implement these strategies while mitigating potential unintended impacts and increasing equity.