Vaping is again in the spotlight with the Cancer Council supporting the Department of Health’s renewed stance on blocking the sale and marketing of nicotine vaping products.

Currently, nicotine e-liquids cannot be sold or marketed by Australian retailers, but they can be imported from international sellers.

The announcement comes after New Zealand implemented their own changes in July which have been touted as “sensible, balanced vaping regulation” - helping smokers switch to vaping while restricting access from young people.

New Zealand's new regulations are in line with many others around the world, so why are we bucking the trend?

Dr Joe Kosterich joined Chris Ilsleny to try and make sense of the decision.

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Glen Walsh and Steven Alward were childhood friends and proud altar boys in Shortland, on the outskirts of Newcastle, NSW.

They went on to attend the city’s Catholic boys highs schools and both did well: Steven became a journalist; Glen a priest.

But when Glen discovered another priest was sexually abusing boys, he reported the offending to police, breaking his vows to the Catholic ‘brotherhood’ in the process.

Written by six-time Walkley Award-winning reporter Suzanne Smith, The Altar Boys is the powerful expose of the widespread and organised clerical abuse of children in an Australian city. 

Suzanne joined Chris to explain how the cover-up in the Australian church extended from parish priests right through the organisation.

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With the announcement the owners of Rivers, Noni B and Katies coule be closing hundreds of stores in Australia, the retail industry is having a rough ride in 2020.

With some pointing to poor sales due to the pandemic and the impact of the bushfires, could this be just the beginning of some of our larger retailers being forced to close up shop?

One factor retailers have struggled with is arranging and obtaining rent relief with their landlords.

Retail Expert & CEO of the Retail Solution, Roger Simpson, says Landlords could be facing an extended period of empty stores if this impasse cannot be solved.

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Satterley Property group's ongoing fight to develop North Stoneville has again hit a wall, with the Western Australian Planning Commission rejecting the hills develop.

Nigel Satterley says the decision was "surprising and disappointing" but locals say it's hardly a surprise to them, with the area being a high fire risk every year.

Journalist and spokesperson of the Save Perth Hills residents group, Debra Bishop, joined Chris to explain why the community is so strongly against the development.

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Perth Tonight took a late night call from New York - it was Brian, a recently retired Wall Street trader.

He was tuned in and surprised we could close our borders, when in the United States they've faced such challenges to close off states - even during a pandemic.

Brian walked us through his COVID experiences in the Big Apple and shared how the country's unity seems to have changed during this pandemic.

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One-man band Duncan Harris runs the only organic winery in Perth.

Given his ancestors operated one of the first illegal distilleries in Australia in 1805, it’s no surprise he also turned his hand to making vodka, gin and brandy.

Duncan believes in sustainability and organic methods and that the vineyard should tell the story of the wine; it should allow it to produce wine flavours that give a sense of place, the soil and the "Swan Valley wine region".

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Has Armadale become the forgotten hub in WA?

Locals certainly think so - and almost 8000 residents and businesses have signed a petition with a list of requests, including setting a jobs target and moving an entire government department to the city.

So what's the situation on the ground?

Henry Zelones is the President of Business Armadale a and former Armadale mayor.

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If you’re a member of any community Facebook group, you’ve likely seen or even participated in a bit of online jousting.

But sometimes that written conflict escalates and in some cases it can even end up in court!

Sarah Blake discusses how to reduce the risks of conflict whilst speaking out and engaging wisely, bravely, and strategically.

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Doctors and GP's might have embraced tele-health but it seems patients are not impressed with the 'customer service' of our medical professionals.

Missed appointments, shifting priorities and a lack of 'customer first' are among many complaints from users, so why are our medical professionals struggling with this?

Marketing Focus's Barry Urquhart is the author of the two largest selling books on service excellence and explains why we expect more from our doctors.

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WA taxpayers are set to foot the legal bills to defend Clive Palmer's defamation claim against Premier Mark McGowan.

Court action was launched which against Mr McGowan on Thursday, relating to statements he made outside Parliament, condemning the Queensland businessman for his legal action against Western Australia.

WA Opposition leader, Liza Harvey, said taxpayers would end up paying the bill for the legal action and says Mr McGowan 'shouldn't have thrown fuel on the fire' with his remarks.

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