Prof Coral Gartner

Very good to see Mark Butler reappointed Health Minister, as well as Minister for Disability. An impressive, thoughtful and well-informed Health Minister who understands the role of prevention, makes things happen, and is willing to take on harmful industries to benefit the public health.

Wow - so bizarre seeing a high income country deliberately remove all the modern standards that have improved life expectancy and reduced preventable diseases.

It is shocking, because Pubmed has been such as an authoritative source for such a long time :'-(

It has just occurred to me that I no longer have the same level of trust and confidence in PubMed and US NIH material as I have had for the past 29 years....

Protecting children from tobacco products in retail environments: A review of Australian tobacco control laws Issues Tobacco retailing remains highly prevalent in Australia and so represents a potential source of exposure to tobacco marketing for children, despite national laws that restrict tobacco adverti.....

Based on review - Protecting children from tobacco products in retail environments: A review of Australian tobacco control laws

Tess Rooney, Michaela Okninski, @kyliemorphett.bsky.social Bernadette Richards,
@coralgartner.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Estimating the number and growth of tobacconists and vape stores in Queensland in the absence of a retailer licensing database

Hollie Bendotti, David Ireland, @coralgartner.bsky.social, Henry M. Marshall, Sheleigh Lawler

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Retailers will soon need a licence to sell cigarettes. But more is needed to control the illegal trade

Retail outlets already or will soon need to have a licence to sell cigarettes. But there aren’t restrictions on the number of licensed outlets.

Retailers will soon need a licence to sell cigarettes. But more is needed to control the illegal trade Retail outlets already or will soon need to have a licence to sell cigarettes. But there aren’t restrictions on the number of licensed outlets.

New conversation article on some of our latest #research on regulating #tobacco retailing theconversation.com/retailers-wi...

Janet, you also have always provided generous and constructive reviews that focus on improving the final piece ☺️

Good times ahead.... if you are a virus or bacterium

Make polio, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, meningococcal, HPV, Hep A&B, varicella and TB great again! Maybe they can even bring back smallpox with some dedicated research funding to revive diseases eliminated by vaccination?!

Shout out to peer-reviewers who give detailed reviews with goodwill. Fantastic meticulous reviewer recently- many points to address, but final paper soooo much better. I wish I could add them as a co-author or at least buy them lunch. This is how #academia / #research should be! TY (whoever you are)

Oh my! Thank you! 😊

The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life? Click on the article title to read more.

Smoking kills.

It’s a message most people will have heard. But just how much does smoking affect life expectancy?

In a new editorial, we estimate that on average, each cigarette steals approximately 20 minutes of life.

@robertjwest.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social

A Content Analysis of Illicit Tobacco-Related Crimes Reported in Australian Media AbstractIntroduction. Australian survey and seizure data suggest a growing illicit tobacco market. As an illicit product, accurately tracking trends in ill

For my first ever Bluesky post (hi everyone!) I'd like to share our new study, led by our fabulous PhD student @isabelmeciar.bsky.social, with co-authors @coralgartner.bsky.social and Michael King, published in @ntrjournal.bsky.social.

academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

MPs back plans for phased smoking ban The legislation would make it illegal for anyone aged 15 or younger to ever buy cigarettes in the UK.

#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky 🧪🛟
UK lawmakers voted 415-47 in favor of nicotine-free generation law. If finalized the law will make it illegal for anyone currently aged 15 or younger to ever buy cigarettes in the UK.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

New BMJ Tobacco Control issue Centering Justice & Equity tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/33/e... Includes policy, gender issues in tobacco cultivation, retail tobacco availability, and experiences of minority groups disproportionately impacted by the tobacco epidemic, with an equity & justice lens

yes please

Sadly the impact of predicted drop in preventive healthcare (vaccinations, fluoridation etc) is likely to persist well beyond the next 4 years.

South Australia may create a smoke-free generation, setting an example for the rest of Australia Introduction by Croakey: South Australia may become the first jurisdiction in Australia to make it illegal for anyone to sell

South Australia may create a #smokefree generation, setting an example for the rest of Australia. 🚭
www.croakey.org/south-austra...
@coralgartner.bsky.social
@croakeynews.bsky.social

I’ve put together a starter pack for the growing tobacco control community here. Enjoy, and please let me know if you want to join or recommend others - i know there’s many I’ve missed! go.bsky.app/NuhMfmW

The impact of tobacco tax increases on cost-minimising behaviours and subsequent smoking cessation in Australia: an analysis of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Objective We examined the relationship in Australia from 2007 to 2020 between tobacco tax increases and use of cost-minimising behaviours (CMBs) when purchasing tobacco and: (1) tobacco expenditure an...

New study on the impact of #tobacco tax increases on 💰cost-minimising behaviours and subsequent #SmokingCessation 🚭 in Australia:
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
@coralgartner.bsky.social

Revealed: Politically charged tobacco policy document that NZ First Minister Casey Costello tried to hide Casey Costello denied it existed. Now she says she does not know who wrote - or even how she got - a tobacco policy document sent to officials.

#NZ minister behind #smokefree law repeal "Doesn't know" who produced a document she circulated promoting pro- #tobaccoindustry #policy... 😒 www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...

Any plan to make smoking obsolete is the right step The United Kingdom is correct to attempt to end the single largest preventable cause of illness and death, as was New Zealand before its government changed its mind. The United Kingdom is correct to a...

"The United Kingdom is correct to attempt to end the single largest preventable cause of illness and death, as was New Zealand before its government changed its mind.' - editorial in Nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...

When I started the #tobaccoendgame #research centre, a journalist asked if I was looking at making #cigarettes
prescription only. I said "Yes, we are researching that too." It became the headline🤣. Our comprehensive review on this
#policy proposal is now published 😁. tinyurl.com/yc4js7rp

It's a form of deliberate incompetence on tasks that won't have serious repercussions, such as demotion or dismissal, and is rewarded by getting fewer tasks assigned... a kind of sociopathic behaviour in which social expectations of behaviour are ignored?

Australia should leverage its strong vaping regulation to commit in parallel to an ambitious commercial #TobaccoEndgame. - new paper by CRE researchers Samantha Howe, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Tony Blakely and @coralgartner.bsky.social
www.mja.com.au/journal/2024...

@coralgartner.bsky.social writes about the next generation of #TobaccoControl measures in MJA Insight+ insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/3/the-n...

An ideal New Year's resolution for governments would be to commit to quitting the commercial tobacco market.... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/...