Doctors accuse Nationals of serving interests of tobacco lobby by opposing vaping prohibition

Exclusive: AMA president says party's push to regulate vapes like cigarettes is a tax grab' that shows complete disregard' for health

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The Australian Medical Association has accused David Littleproud and the Nationals of taking the advice of the tobacco lobby over health experts on vaping and accused the junior Coalition party of seeking to gamble with people's health".

Ahead of a crucial vote on the government's anti-vaping restrictions in parliament this week, the AMA president, Prof Steve Robson, claimed the Nationals' suggestion of regulating vapes the same way as cigarettes is a tax grab that shows a complete disregard for the health of Australians".

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