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Quitline 13 7848 and every free quit resource in Australia
Last updated 20 July 2026 · All services below are free or subsidised
Australians smoke the most expensive cigarettes on earth, which makes the free support unusually good value: Quitline on 13 7848 (13 QUIT) covers smoking and vaping, counselling that roughly doubles your chance of quitting, and the government's My QuitBuddy app is free. Here is the list.
Call: Quitline, 13 7848
Weekdays 8am to 8pm, confidential, and staffed by counsellors trained on both cigarettes and vapes. The Department of Health notes Quitline support roughly doubles the chance a quit sticks. An Aboriginal Quitline connects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander callers with dedicated counsellors, and interpreters cover other languages.
Online: quit.org.au and My QuitBuddy
Quit publishes evidence-based guides and a request-a-callback service, while the government's My QuitBuddy app tracks smoke-free days, money saved, and health milestones. Run it alongside our recovery timeline to see what the counter means inside your body.
Medication: talk to your GP about the PBS
Nicotine patches and prescription stop-smoking medication are subsidised through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme with a GP's script, which turns months of treatment into a fraction of retail cost. Vapes for quitting are prescription-regulated in Australia, so that conversation also belongs with your GP or pharmacist. The NRT comparison covers the formats before you go in.
The most expensive habit on the planet
At Australian prices a pack-a-day smoker clears well past ten thousand dollars a year, the highest figure in the world. Watch the Australia savings calculator compute yours, then take the number to the step-by-step plan or the vaping version.
Between Quitline calls, there's the 2am problem
SmokeFree AI covers the craving that arrives outside office hours, with a rescue and a coach in your pocket. Launching August 15, 2026 on Android.
Launching August 15, 2026Sources: Australian Department of Health, Quit. Service details verified July 2026. General information, not medical advice.