Greg Hunt delays ban on liquid nicotine imports after backlash from Coalition MPs

The federal health minister had signed off on a regulation to ban imports from 1 July but prohibition will now not come into force until 2021

Greg Hunt has delayed the introduction of a ban on imports of liquid nicotine for vaping by six months, after his unilateral decision prompted widespread backlash on the Coalition backbench.

The health minister announced on Friday the ban will now apply from 1 January, with a streamlined process" for patients to get a prescription from their GP.