Australia's tobacco fiasco | Velvet Glove, Iron Fist

There is a lot of ruin in a nation but no society endure so many charlatans and fantasists without paying a price. velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com/2024/05/austra…

Big news! Adults are using near harmless products they are legally entitled to. theguardian.com/football/artic…

The latest Filter | harm reduction journalism story from THRSP Scholar, Kiran Sidhu, explores our Briefing Paper on the #THR success story of #heatedtobacco products in #Japan , with quotes from David Sweanor, Derek Yach & KAC's David MacKintosh (below).

Full story here: filtermag.org/japan-tobacco-…

'This election is existential. I mean, if we don't make the right decision in this election in our country, we may never have another actual election. I will put that out there because I believe it. And if we no longer have another actual election, we will be governed by a small

Tingle says “the world is round” - is rebuked and ‘counselled” by ABC

#WorldVapeDay

🚨New Report:

Australia Institute research has found that 56% of gas exported from Australia attracts zero royalty payments – effectively giving a public resource to multinational gas corporations for free. #auspol

canberratimes.com.au/story/8646005/…

Business groups are claiming the PM might break an ‘iron clad guarantee” to not strengthen our pissweak environment protection laws…I’m not sure where this “iron clad guarantee” can be found, but wouldn’t it be nice if we had one to protect us from fossil fuel expansion #auspol

Do Australian Greens really want to cut a deal on 24 June Senate vote on vaping which will shore up Australia’s huge vape black market? Senator Jordon Steele-John Adam Bandt David Shoebridge Mehreen Faruqi 𝙿𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚊’𝚜 𝙻𝚒𝚟𝚎 Dr Joe Fiona Patten #defactoprohibition

Australia's de facto prohibition of #vapes has created 'the second-largest illicit drug market in the country'
Dr James Martin on Sky News Australia

90% of vapers do not have a prescription and buy illicit, unregulated products

This could have been prevented
youtube.com/watch?v=b9sTih…

Justice Samuel Alito flew not one, but two insurrectionist flags.

If Alito does not recuse himself from cases involving Trump, Congress must impeach him. The public’s trust in the Supreme Court is at stake.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden: We kept thinking Roe wouldn't get taken away, but it was because of Donald Trump. We cannot take things for granted. The Supreme Court will get worse if Trump is elected. Can you imagine what will happen if we get more extremist Republican judges on the

BREAKING: President Biden just asserted that the next President is going to likely appoint more than one Supreme Court Justice. Do we want another Justice Alito? Retweet so all Americans know control over the Supreme Court is on the ballot this November.

Japan’s Leading Position in the Tobacco Harm Reduction World filtermag.org/japan-tobacco-…

Why We Need World Vape Day More Than Ever filtermag.org/world-vape-day/

Fossil fuel companies “are way better at capturing politicians than they are capturing emissions.” @AlGore

No time to wait. End Fossil Fuels. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables

On Oct 7th, my Israeli cousin was camping close to areas attacked by Hamas. The thought of her being kidnapped, or worse, still haunts me. A college acquaintance lost family in the attacks of his kibbutz.

But I don’t write much about the victims of Oct 7th or the hostages.

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'We're seeing state capture by the gas industry that is not paying royalties, not paying petroleum resource rent tax for offshore LNG exports.'

'And then many of these multinationals are managing to minimise their corporate tax.'

'This has to end.'

- David Pocock #auspol

NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 Thank you Sweden 🇸🇪

Laura Tingle punches back:

See full statement below…👇

“I am proud of my work as a journalist at the ABC, on all its platforms, and I let that work speak for itself.
“It is based, always, on solid research and a lifetime of experience reporting on Australian politics.
“That