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July 25, 2025

Applications Now Open – Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion (Semester 2, 2025)

A unique opportunity is now available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander TIS workers to complete the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion through the University of Sydney. Each year, TIS workers from across the country participate in this course to build their capability in designing, delivering, and evaluating culturally appropriate health promotion strategies within…

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June 27, 2025

Smoking and Vaping in the News

Tobacco products in Australia are changing  Find out about changes to tobacco products sold in Australia in 2025 under new tobacco laws. This year, cigarettes will change due to new tobacco laws. These changes aim to protect people from the health harms of smoking and help make it easier for people to quit ​In 2025,…

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March 27, 2025

Swipe Left on Smoking: Apps that Support Quitting

Mobile apps can be a valuable tool in smoking and vaping cessation. They provide behavioural support, motivation, and education and can significantly improve quit rates, especially if used with other cessation supports like Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and/or behavioural counselling. Research shows that people who use smoking cessation apps are 67% more likely to remain…

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March 27, 2025

Big Rivers TIS TV Commercials are Live

The Big Rivers Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program, led by Katherine West Health Board in partnership with Wurli-Wurlinjang Health Service, Sunrise Health Service, and the Northern Territory Government, is focused on reducing smoking rates among First Nations people in the Big Rivers region. As part of its efforts, the program has developed a series of…

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March 21, 2025

Back to School

Vaping has gotten real popular in Australia, especially with our young ones aged 14 to 24, so let’s encourage them to kick the habit in 2025! Last year, we shared lots of new dedicated First Nations resources to support the work already being done in your community to encourage and support young people to quit…

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March 19, 2025

Smoking and Vaping in the News

We are starting to see reports of falling vaping rates in young Australians. This decline is thought to be related to the anti-vaping laws introduced by the Australian Government last year. Data from the SA Population Health Survey shows that vaping rates among 15 to 29-year-old South Australians have dropped by a third from 15% in 2023 to…

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