Position statements
A position statement is a formal document that outlines an organisation’s official stance and recommendations on a specific issue. Our position statements inform the content of our government submissions, advocacy efforts and more.
- Online e-cigarette dispensing in Australia (last updated September 2025)
- Passive tobacco smoke and e-cigarette emissions (August 2025)
- Cessation of smoking products (January 2025)
- E-cigarette use in Australia (December 2024)
- Vaccination for adult lung health (February 2025)
- Occupational Lung Disease (June 2024)
Submissions
We work with consumers, health professionals, researchers, and likeminded organisations to respond to government consultations, inquiries, and invited feedback on a range of topics. As the peak body on lung health, the Australian Government request our evidence-based and consumer-informed advice on related health policy and programs. We make over 50 submissions every year – these are some of our key recent submissions:
We also make submissions to the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) to advocate for timely and equitable access to medicines, health services and technologies for people living with lung disease and to vaccines that protect the lung health of all Australians. MSAC and PBAC make recommendations to the Federal Government on medicines that should be subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), vaccines that should be free under the National Immunisation Program (NIP), and health services and technologies that should be free under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). Learn more about how you can get involved in the MSAC/PBAC process here.
Budget proposals and election priorities
Australian governments invite residents to share their recommendations for budgets and in the lead up to elections. We recommend that Governments invest in policy and programs that lead to healthy lungs for all Australians.
- Proposal to the Federal budget 2026-27
- Proposal to the Australian Capital Territory budget 2026-27
- Proposal to the New South Wales budget 2026-27
- Proposal to the Queensland budget 2026-27
- Proposal to the South Australian budget 2026-27
- Proposal to the Tasmanian budget 2026-27
- Proposal to the Victorian budget 2026-27
- Proposal to the Western Australian budget 2026-27
- Priorities for the 2025 Australian Federal Election
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