Market and legal data for the vapour sector in Australia

Aussie senator threatens to block new health laws until vaping is legalised

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th April 2018

The Australian government is facing growing dissent on a number of fronts to its continuing ban on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes. And one federal senator has vowed to block all government health legislation until the ban is...

Australia divided as committee dissenter pleads: ‘Just legalise vaping’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd April 2018

A long-awaited parliamentary report into the legalisation of e-cigarettes has delivered both an official blow and an accompanying glimmer of hope for vaping businesses in Australia ...

Maverick politicians alone in backing Aussie campaign for legalising e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th March 2018

A libertarian and a renegade conservative are the only federal politicians in Australia to have publicly backed a national campaign in support of legalising e-cigs ...

Legalised e-cigs ‘could be worth $150m to Australian convenience stores’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st February 2018

If e-cigs were freely available in Australia they could be worth AUD150m a year to the country’s convenience stores, an industry leader has told ECigIntelligence ...

Vape Force One hits the road in pursuit of legalising nicotine e-cigs in Australia

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd January 2018

An Australian campaign to legalise the domestic sale of nicotine-containing e-liquids in the country faces a difficult challenge as opposing opinions solidify ...

New Zealand softens towards vaping, while Australia stands its ground

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th January 2018

While Australian regulation remains firm in its resistance to e-cigarettes, a more conciliatory approach in New Zealand is leading to a divergence between the two markets ...

Australian Senate committee opposes legalising sale of nicotine e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th September 2017

An Australian government committee has recommended the rejection of a bill that would legalise the domestic sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes ...

Australian lawmakers are warned of ‘dangerous black market’ in nicotine

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th September 2017

Australia’s ban on the sale of nicotine e-liquids has led to a black market that damages the health of the very people the law is meant to protect, an official inquiry has heard ...

PMI rejects Australian report of fake grassroots campaign for nicotine e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th August 2017

PMI has denied allegations that it orchestrated a campaign to submit pro-vaping testimonies to a government consultation on e-cigarette regulation in Australia ...

Australian government e-cig inquiry receives mixed messages on health

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st August 2017

Major Australian public health organisations have submitted evidence to a government inquiry on e-cigarettes, with many taking a negative stance ...

Lawyers’ warning after Aussie court fines e-cig firms over claims in ads

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th May 2017

An Australian Federal Court decision against three e-cigarette retailers has added a note of caution but little clarity to what companies can say or do on their...

Australia turns down appeal to reclassify nicotine for e-cigarette use

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd March 2017

Australia will not re-classify nicotine to allow the domestic sale of e-cigarettes, having refused to legalise nicotine-containing e-liquid despite appeals to support vaping for harm...

Australia urged to consider permitting nicotine e-liquids

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 29th November 2016

Next year could mark a breakthrough for the Australian e-cigarette market, with a decision due on whether or not low-nicotine e-cigarettes are to be...

Proposal submitted to legalise nicotine e-liquid in Australia

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th August 2016

A proposal has been submitted to Australian health authorities that would change the legal status of nicotine containing e-liquids if approved....

Australian-U.S. study finds e-cig ads create desire in former smokers

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th August 2016

A new study of former smokers found that they are reminded of smoking and have some desire to use an e-cig after viewing e-cigarette advertising....

Australian watchdog takes retailers to court over safety claims

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st June 2016

Two e-cigarette retailers face Australian court proceedings after the country’s consumer watchdog filed charges alleging they had made false and misleading claims about the safety of their...

Signs of policy relaxation in New Zealand, but Australia remains strict

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th June 2016

The attitudes of New Zealand’s policy-makers to e-cigarettes seem to be growing more liberal than those of their counterparts in Australia, with the smaller nation edging toward greater tolerance of vaping while the larger maintains...

Australian regulator told to assess BAT’s Voke for OTC sales

Written by Barnaby Page | 24th April 2016

Australia’s pharmaceuticals regulator has been ordered to consider an application from Nicovations to register its Voke nicotine inhalator as an over-the-counter...

Vaping “more expensive than smoking in many countries"

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th March 2016

High pricing of e-cigarettes compared to combustibles could deter smokers from switching to vaping in many jurisdictions, a new study...

Australian legislators targeting zero-nicotine products

Written by Barnaby Page | 15th March 2016

Australia’s already stringent rules against e-cigarettes look set to get even tighter in some parts of the country, although there are tentative signs that the national regulatory framework could come under...

Vaping in pregnancy: the developing debate

Written by Marc Beishon | 23rd July 2015

Among all the groups that could benefit from e-cigarettes for harm reduction, perhaps none is as contentious as pregnant...

Infographic: how regulation affects vaping prevalence

Written by Barnaby Page | 13th July 2015

Infographic showing how the level of e-cigarette regulation in different territories appears to have an impact on vaping...

Australian, U.S. states strive to stop vaping in cars with kids

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th July 2015

State governments in Australia and the U.S. are moving to stop the use of e-cigarettes in cars where children are...

Singapore’s new e-liquid ban: part of a growing Asian trend?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th June 2015

Singapore is to ban e-liquids as part of a wider move to end the importation, sale and use of alternatives to combustible...

Critics question enforcement ability in New South Wales

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th May 2015

A new proposal to ban the sale of any type of e-cigarette to minors has been met with skepticism in the Australian state of New South Wales....

Stringent rules on nicotine hamper Australasian market

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd December 2014

Regulation is holding the Australasian e-cigarette market far behind other...

Queensland tightens its e-cig rules, but vapers unbothered

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th September 2014

Queensland is set to become the first state in Australia subjecting e-cigarettes to the same laws as conventional tobacco...

Crowd-funded appeal against ban on “lookalike” e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th July 2014

An Australian e-cigarette retailer is attempting to crowd-fund an appeal after a court ruled that the e-cigarettes the company sold resembled conventional cigarettes – violating Australia’s Tobacco Products Control Act of...

Consumers shifting to tanks, preferring sweeter flavours

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th June 2014

Vapers are switching away from using e-cigarettes as simulators of tobacco smoking and embracing them as a product category in their own right, according to a new market...

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