Nick Coatsworth
AustraliaexpertMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Nick Coatsworth is an infectious diseases expert and former deputy chief medical officer of Australia, who has recently argued for a rollback of tobacco excise taxes, drawing parallels between public health strategies for smoking reduction and the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nick Coatsworth, Australia’s former deputy chief medical officer, has described the tobacco policy disaster as the 'most wicked public policy and public health challenge that Australia faces'.
What are the long-term health impacts from failing to curb illicit tobacco sales?The Sydney Morning Herald·Australia· 2026-09-27
Australia· 2026-09-27
Nick Coatsworth, an infectious diseases expert and Australia’s deputy chief medical officer during the COVID pandemic, has criticized the prioritization of smoking reduction.
How rising excise taxes handed the multibillion-dollar market to organised crimeThe Sydney Morning Herald·Australia· 2026-05-30
Australia· 2026-05-30
