The forces trying to legalise vaping

As we dive a bit deeper, to examine the forces trying to legalise vaping, we uncover the role Big Tobacco has to play. So why do companies which traditionally have made their money from selling cigarettes, want vapes to be more readily available? And will the Government be able to push through with…

How illegal are vapes?

We’ve known for some time that buying nicotine vapes over the counter has been illegal. So why are they still so easy to buy? And what’s slowed down progress on regulation? In Episode  Two we’ll look at the legal loopholes vape manufacturers have been using to keep their vapes on the shelves. We al…

What is actually in a vape?

The rules around vaping in Australia are about to change. But in order to understand these changes, you need to understand what vapes actually are - and what they’re doing to our health. In Episode One of TDA’s Understanding Vapes series, we’re going to go from the local tobacconist to the lab and …

Introducing: Understanding Vaping

Introducing TDA’s new three-part podcast series investigating vaping in Australia - the laws, the loopholes and what they’re doing to our lungs.

The Mirror: 04 | A better standard.

It stands to reason that parliament should ‘set the standard’ when it comes to workplace safety. Yet the last few years have revealed the opposite. Slowly though, the tide is turning, and light is shining through to the toxic culture at the heart of our democracy. In the final episode of The Mirr…

The Mirror: 03 | A rising tide.

When Julia Gillard delivered her misogyny speech, we hadn't heard anything like it. But since then, one by one, women have been coming forward with their stories. From local to federal levels of government, women have been casting a light on their alleged treatment within the walls of parliament. …

The Mirror: 02 | Not everything. Not nothing.

“Gender doesn’t explain everything, it doesn’t explain nothing, it explains some things”. Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech is one of the most memorable moments of her political career. But her final speech as prime minister, delivered the following year, was a call to action. In this episode we lo…

The Mirror: 01 | "Misogyny. Every day in every way."

"I will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man."  Ten years ago Julia Gillard said these words to Tony Abbott, then leader of the Opposition.  But her speech was about more than just one man.  In this episode, we start at the beginning; the day Australia got its first fem…

Introducing: The Mirror

Ten years ago, Julia Gillard made her famous misogyny speech. Our first female prime minister told then opposition leader, Tony Abbott, to look in the mirror. When she stood up that day and said 'enough', it resonated around the world. But ten years on, how far have we come? We've continued to h…