This article explores a brief history of tobacco control, in relation to policy reform and recent evidence, and outline the case for re-energising tobacco control at a time when public health has gained new political and social currency.

The late 1990s marked a turning point for tobacco control in Australia. In this article, the Honourable Dr Michael Wooldridge, former Federal Health Minister, reflects on how these reforms to tobacco control were achieved, and how the public health community can best engage with policy makers to advocate for reform.

There is strong evidence that smoke-free environments support smokers to make a quit attempt, support ex-smokers to maintain their resolve, and protect the health of non-smokers and ex-smokers alike.

The Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool (ISAT) facilitates assessment and decision-making on the potential scalability of population health interventions and demonstrates its potential for use in real-world settings. This study tested the utility of the ISAT with real-world interventions considered for scale-up in the Australian context.

The objective of this paper is to assess the potential contribution of the Australian government’s mobile smartphone tracing app (COVIDSafe) to the sustained control of COVID-19, by the development and analysis of a system dynamics model.