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Former councillor: ‘Smoking herbs destroyed my brain’

Hajnal Ban – famous for her leg bone-breaking surgery to extend her height – claims to be “hearing voices” after smoking...

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16th Dec. 2018 8:12 AM

Hajnal Ban when she was a Logan City councillor in 2010. Picture: Peter Wallis

Why smoking is on the rise among young men

DESPITE punishing tax hikes that have driven the price of cigarettes to $1 per stick and drab plain packaging, we have...

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30th Nov. 2018 7:11 PM

Smoking rates are on the rise among young men. Picture: Supplied

Woman ‘bashed’ for smoking in carpark

A disability pensioner was allegedly viciously beaten by a man for smoking a cigarette in an underground carpark.

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24th Nov. 2018 8:11 AM

Emma Martin was smoking a cigarette when she was allegedly attacked by a fellow tenant. Picture: Nine News

'OUTRAGEOUS': Argument over smokes ends in attack on stepdad

A YOUNG dad has been sentenced to nine months in prison with immediate parole after he violently assaulted his stepfather...

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21st Nov. 2018 5:11 AM

Man violently assaults stepfather over pack of cigarettes.

Babies put at risk as mums still smoking

Mums urged to butt out for baby’s sake as region’s birthweight data revealed

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03rd Nov. 2018 3:11 PM

MARCH 31, 1999 : Generic photo of smoker putting out cigarette butt in ashtray 31/03/99. Sign at back reads "Butt Out Thank You". Pic Richard Cisar-Wright. People / Situation / Smoking

Smoking mums put Fraser Coast babies at risk

Mums urged to butt out for baby's sake as region's infant birth weight data revealed

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27th Oct. 2018 6:10 AM

Many factors lead to infants being born under their ideal weight.

Vaping more harmful than smoking

A STUDY has found that exposing our lungs to e-cigarettes could be just as dangerous as conventional cigarette...

cigarettes ecigarettes editor spicks health smoking vaping

13th Oct. 2018 8:10 AM

Researchers have found vaping causes lung inflammation that’s similar or worse than traditional cigarettes.

Photo exposes dodgy hotel act

THIS is the “questionable” photo a hotel used as evidence against an innocent guest who was slugged $280 for something they...

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05th Oct. 2018 2:10 AM

A photo of a cup sitting on a hotel manager’s desk was used by the hotel as justification to charge an innocent guest $280 for smoking in their room. Picture: Elliott Advocacy

Is this household chore worse than smoking?

BAD news for all those household cleaners out there. With ingredient labels amiss, we might be doing more harm than...

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23rd July 2018 5:07 AM

About a third of household bathroom cleaners sold in Australia feature bleach as an active ingredient. So how bad is that for our lungs?

Should we ban smoking at work?

POLL: Smokers could cost the Australian economy a staggering $388 billion over the course of the Australian population’s...

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17th July 2018 4:07 AM

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