Australia's Greg Hunt: 'Difficult deaths' from vaping are coming
Update: 2025-09-13
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Former Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt introduced stringent legislation in his country to reduce access to vapes. But since 2024, a black market for vapes has been growing in Australia. Hunt told Q+A he still believed he made the right call, based on medical evidence: "We will see over the coming decades, just as we did with cigarettes, some catastrophic health outcomes, people dying difficult deaths."
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Hunt also reflected on Australia's Covid-19 response, the tensions between public and private healthcare, and New Zealand's climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.
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Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.
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Hunt also reflected on Australia's Covid-19 response, the tensions between public and private healthcare, and New Zealand's climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.
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Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.
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