FOI 26-1876 – Roy Morgan Research

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Internal Department of Health email chain from July 2025 circulating Roy Morgan Research findings that smoking rates among young Australians aged 18-24 increased following the 2024 vaping sales ban. The research, using data through May 2025, showed overall smoking and vaping rates returned to 17.1% after a brief decline, with the 18-24 age group driving increases of 2.9 percentage points since September 2024. Department staff marked the communication as urgent and sensitive, indicating the findings contradicted the stated objectives of the legislation introduced mid-2024. The document shows epidemiological monitoring of public health policy outcomes rather than regulatory approval processes.