News - Menzies

‘Total ban’: could this be the last generation of smokers?

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April 17, 2022 - 06:00am

Associate Professor Marita Hefler says It’s a lazy argument to say that ‘prohibition never works’ or to use the US experiment from the 1920s or even the ‘war on drugs’ as evidence.
Voice of Islam | World Health Day 2022: Our Planet and our Health - Impacts of smoking

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April 12, 2022 - 11:08am

Professor Marita Hefler was a guest on the program to discuss tobacco’s effects on human health and the environment.
Push for Australian government to ban cigarette retail sales

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November 15, 2021 - 16:00pm

Senior Researcher Menzies School of Health Research, Dr Marita Hefler, says tobacco availability should be “drastically reduced”.
Expert calls for complete cigarette ban in 10 years time

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November 15, 2021 - 10:44am

Senior Researcher at the Menzies School of Health Research Dr Marita Hefler says there also needs to be a plan in place to help retailers deal with declining cigarette sales.
Media Statement | World No Tobacco Day: Time for governments to phase out cigarette sales

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May 31, 2021 - 10:08am

This World No Tobacco Day, 148 health organisations have signed an open letter calling on governments to work towards phasing out commercial cigarette sales.
LETTER: 148 ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR PHASING OUT SALES OF COMBUSTIBLE TOBACCO PRODUCTS

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May 24, 2021 - 09:00am

The lessons learned in 2020 from the bold actions taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to consider equally bold actions that will be required to tackle other global health pandemics.
Restricting sales to pharmacies proposed

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October 19, 2020 - 15:10pm

The Centre for Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (CREATE) will involve researchers from 11 institutions with the aim of phasing out smoking for good.
No stigma for smoking among Yolngu people in East Arnhem Land

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June 03, 2020 - 15:00pm

A public health study into the effectiveness of tobacco control strategies in East Arnhem Land has found no evidence of smoking-related stigma among Yolngu people.
Tongans use social media to fight lifestyle diseases

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November 14, 2019 - 08:27am

The training comes as new research from the Menzies School of Health looking at Australia's indigenous community has shown that using Facebook to deliver health messages can be effective.
NT's high smoking rate sparks calls to ease vaping laws

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October 24, 2019 - 06:00am

Menzies School of Health head of tobacco research David Thomas said there simply was not enough evidence about the potential health benefits.
Health survey of male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in the NT

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January 23, 2019 - 12:19pm

The Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Gambling (AODG) Unit at Menzies School of Health Research is leading a research project relating to Health Literacy Among Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Males in the NT.
BuzzFeed | Scientists Are Rejecting Massive Amounts Of Money

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December 05, 2018 - 14:00pm

Multiple Australian researchers have asserted that they will not accept funding or support from a tobacco industry-funded research organisation in an editorial published today.
Media Release | Researchers will not accept support from tobacco industry funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

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December 05, 2018 - 00:00am

Leading Australian researchers have stated they will not accept any funding or support from the tobacco industry funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World in an Editorial in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health today.
Tackling smoking in remote communities

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October 15, 2018 - 13:30pm

The development of Yarning about Smoking is a collaboration between the Health Department’s Remote Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Program in Primary Health Care and the Menzies School of Health Research
Using Facebook to quit smoking

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May 23, 2018 - 14:32pm

A Territory-wide partnership is aiming to identify how social media can be used to reduce smoking rates among Indigenous people. Through the partnership, a team of community-based researchers is working to understand the type of information people share...
Hospitalizations spike as booze bill hits hard | NT News

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April 16, 2018 - 06:00am

Professor James Smith comments on government policy, hospital data and harm-minimisation strategies.
It’s time for another type of story about Indigenous smoking rates

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October 22, 2017 - 23:45pm

A leading Aboriginal health researcher has called for research and reporting on Indigenous smoking rates to be reframed, to reflect the good news that is emerging and to acknowledge the role of colonisation, dating back to when tobacco was distributed as rations and wages.
Aboriginal Australians ditch cigarettes

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October 20, 2017 - 17:30pm

The Australian - Menzies School of Health Research Professor David Thomas, who collaborated with the ABS, says each year more indigenous people are successfully quitting and fewer children are taking up the habit.
Encouraging Indigenous smoking and quitting trends in latest ABS Report

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October 19, 2017 - 10:00am

The latest report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provides encouraging news about national smoking trends among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over the 20 year period from 1994 to 2014/15.
Let’s quit being idiots

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October 07, 2017 - 06:00am

The time has come to think seriously about the impact smoking has on us - NT News Opinion Jill Poulsen.
Pack warning labels help Aboriginal smokers butt out

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January 30, 2017 - 10:00am

Pack warning labels are motivating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smokers to quit smoking according to new research released by Menzies.
Facebook could help lower Indigenous smoking rates

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November 21, 2016 - 17:45pm

Indigenous people have the highest rates of smoking in the country, but researchers in the Top End believe Facebook could be the most effective way of helping them quit.
Facebook could help lower Indigenous smoking rates, ABC TV

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November 18, 2016 - 19:00pm

Smoking causes 1/5 deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Many social media tobacco control campaigns exist, but there is minimal understanding of their effectiveness.
Research probes Indigenous smoking

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October 10, 2016 - 10:00am

Understanding the reach and impacts of tobacco control strategies on smoking rates in Australia’s Indigenous population has been the focus of PhD research by a Charles Darwin University graduand.
The evaluation of Northern Territory’s smoke-free prison policy: successes and unexpected results

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April 14, 2016 - 17:00pm

An evaluation of the Northern Territory’s smoke free prison policy has been published today in the online journal, Public Health Research & Practice.
Jails escape worst link to smokes ban

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October 12, 2015 - 09:55am

TERRITORY prisons have escaped the worst of tobacco black markets, violence and low compliance rates that researchers have penned as problems amid smoking bans in southern states, an expert has said.
Legislative changes will reduce smoking harms in the NT

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May 27, 2014 - 16:18pm

Legislative changes announced by the NT and Australian Governments in the last year will make a significant contribution to reducing the harm that smoking causes in the Territory, according to the independent Annual Report on Tobacco Control in the NT.
National survey reveals large decline in Indigenous smoking rates

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November 27, 2013 - 12:00pm

Recently released results from the Australian Bureau of Statics (ABS) have revealed a significant decline in smoking rates amongst Australia’s Indigenous population.
Crikey: Northern Territory prisons totally smoke free

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July 01, 2013 - 12:00pm

All Northern Territory prisons will be totally smoke-free from Monday 1 July. No one will be able to smoke indoors or outdoors within these prisons, or on surrounding correctional centre land including carparks: neither prisoners, visitors nor staff. Prison staff (and inmates) will now be protected from the dangers of secondhand smoke just like many other Australian workers.
730NT ABC TV: A report card on the NT's smoking habit

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May 31, 2013 - 12:00pm

A new report finds the Northern Territory's smoking rates are falling, but are still the highest in the country.
ABC News online: Smoking more harmful than grog, study finds

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May 31, 2013 - 12:00pm

A new report suggests smoking is causing more harm than alcohol abuse in the Northern Territory.
Report reveals reduced smoking in the Northern Territory

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May 31, 2013 - 12:00pm

An independent Annual Report on Tobacco Control in the Northern Territory (NT) which summarises progress towards reducing smoking in the Territory has been released on World No Tobacco Day.
Study reveals true cost of smoking to the Territory

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May 13, 2013 - 12:00pm

Smoking tobacco costs the Territory more than $5,000 per Territorian aged over 14 years, according to a new study conducted by the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies for the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).
Radio Australia: Research shows smoking rates declining among Indigenous Australians

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November 08, 2012 - 12:00pm

It's not often we hear good news about health indicators for Indigenous Australians, but a new report has found that the number of heavy smokers within Australia's Indigenous population has almost halved in the past 20 years.
Research reveals decline in Indigenous heavy smokers

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November 05, 2012 - 12:00pm

The number of Indigenous heavy smokers has fallen significantly according to a study by the Menzies School of Health Research.
The Conversation: Number of Indigenous heavy smokers down 45%

Date

November 05, 2012 - 12:00pm

The number of Indigenous heavy smokers fell from 17.3% in 1994 to 9.4% in 2008, a relative drop of 45%, a study has found.
Researcher of the month: Dr David Thomas

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October 03, 2012 - 00:00am

Doctor goes to war on a world of smoking.

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