“The vape black market is thriving in Australia and will continue to sell unregulated vapes with unknown ingredients and unknown nicotine levels to anyone of any age who has enough money to buy them,” writes PROF ROSS FITZGERALD.

Countdown to failure of pharmacy vape schemeby Ross Fitzgerald

Australia’s failed prescription policy for vaping nicotine was finally scrapped by a federal Senate vote on June 25. It has been replaced by an utterly unworkable pharmacy supply scheme that begins operating on October 1.

The fact is, pharmacists and vapers both hate the new system. …

Ceramicist Lyndal Moor-FitzgeraldCeramicist Lyndal Moor-Fitzgerald confessesto having two sides to her per-sonality reflected in her two dis-tinct types of sculpture.

One aspect isexpressed in porcelain, resulting indelicate, almost fairy-tale like pieces.The other produces large, boldstoneware effigies and busts reflectingEgyptian and Malaysian influences.

The combination of the two hascreated a successful formula for LyndalHer recent exhibition at Sydney’s Holds-worth Galleries sold out before itopened. She said that although her stylechanges frequently, she stays withporcelain and stoneware because shecan use a different range of techniquesand effects with each.

Lyndal first studied art at the EastSydney …