Mark Butler

A leading Australian vape advocate has called for an urgent overhaul to the government’s approach to regulating vaping across the country, claiming the current approach is leading to China staging a “reverse opium war”.Health authorities…

Australians with private health insurance are set for a shock next month as insurers hike their premiums.It is the latest pressure on households as interest rates remain startling high and soaring cost of living shrinks the family…

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to deliver the first surplus in over a decade in a stunning budget turnaround that even he admits won’t last.The Queenslander is set to pull off an astonishing fiscal turnaround that will deliver a modest $4…

A “modest budget” that will offer targeted cost-of-living relief but not make a bad situation worse – that’s what Treasurer Jim Chalmers is gearing up to hand down on Tuesday. A year on from taking office, and with inflation still running…

Experts are divided over whether proposed new vaping reforms will stamp out a rise in its use among young Australians, or fuel an uptake of smoking. Health Minister Mark Butler announced a major vaping crackdown this week, including banning…

A program to help save Australians from the nation’s biggest killer has been given an injection in next week’s budget.Health Minister Mark Butler will extend the life of the Heart Health Check for another two years amid concerns the…

Children as young as five are reportedly being caught up in the vaping explosion that has taken off across the country in recent years.The use of e-cigarettes has become so prolific among young Aussies that the government has been forced to…

Kourtney Kardashian Barker has left fans in shock after sharing a series of new photos that appear to show her puffing on a cigarette. The reality star turned health mogul launched Poosh, a lifestyle brand dedicated to those living “clean”,…

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been urged to overturn the RBA’s shock decision to hike rates.Amid fears the latest hike could result in a recession, the government has been urged to take the unprecedented step of direct intervention. “The RBA’s…

Australia is set to ban the importation of most vapes, introduce plain packaging and strip them from convenience store shelves under world-first reforms.The biggest crackdown on e-cigarettes in Australian history is set to be unveiled in…