The YIS collects data on smoking-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and their responses to tobacco control initiatives. The YIS is a nationwide paper-based survey of Year 10 students (predominantly 14 to 15- year olds) conducted in schools every two years. The YIS was first carried out in its current form in 2006 and the 2018 YIS...

The overall goal of the Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program is to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through local population specific efforts to reduce harm from tobacco.

The Government has used its 2018 federal budget to announce new revenue from a crackdown on illegal tobacco. But Liberal Democrats senator David Leyonhjelm says the measure will “never raise anything like $3.3 billion”, forecast in the first year, claimin

Former prime minister Tony Abbott claimed that if Labor wins the 2016 election they will bring in five new taxes, including "a tax on every worker having a smoko".

This article provides an overview of price and recent tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco, the evolution of smoke-free environment policies, changes to tobacco labelling and packaging, public education campaigns, and restrictions to curb tobacco advertising.