Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator McAllister. A Roy Morgan survey from July 2025 found that smoking rates have increased since the federal government's vaping sales ban was introduced in mid-2024. While the number of vapers has fallen slightly, by 40,000, the number of people smoking factory-made cigarettes has gone up by 120,000 since the year ending September 2024. Amongst Australians aged 18 to 24, the situation is same. Two young Australians report taking up smoking cigarettes for every young Australian taking up vaping. I'm offering this as context to demonstrate that the question I'm asking is not hypothetical. My question is: will the Albanese government consider the ban on vaping a success if it reduces the number of vapers and increases the number of smokers?