'A little too late': Federal government cracks down on vapes

Media commentator Karalee Katsambanis has weighed in on the government's crackdown on vaping products, saying it won’t make much difference. The importation of disposable single-use vapes to Australia will be banned starting on January 1, 2024. The Government granted $25 million to the Australian Border Force to help combat the problem at the border, and an additional $56.9 million to the Therapeutic Goods Administration over two years to facilitate the ban. Ms Katsambanis said the actions from the government are a little too late. “I mean okay somebody could say well done to the government for trying to do this but the fox is already out of the hen house, or the horse has already bolted on something like this," she told Sky News contributor Gary Hardgrave. “It’s a worry because it's so prolific now, it’s so prolific I don’t think it will actually make much of a difference, but I guess a New Year's day tick for doing something. “But it’s a little too late, it's about 18 months too late.”