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Radical anti-smoking laws looming 

NSW is to become Australia's toughest state for smokers, with a move to ban all cigarette vending machines, put cigarettes out of sight in shops and crack down on underage smokers.

The radical anti-smoking package also proposes a ban on smoking in cars carrying children and slapping restrictions on underage employees selling smokes.

The proposals are outlined in a discussion paper released today by Premier Morris Iemma, who said the package would protect children: "Right now, children walk into shops and are confronted with a wall of cigarettes, displayed right next to sweets, chips and other children's treats. Children are more influenced by tobacco marketing than adults."

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