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Intro: "Why is it not also reasonable to ban smoking in cars with young children?" ... Dr David Thomas. (ABC News : File photo )
The Northern Territory Government should ban smoking in cars with children, a chronic diseases expert from the Menzies School of Health says.
Smoking has been banned in cars with children in several other states, including NSW, where a $250 on-the-spot fine exists.
Former federal health minister Tony Abbott says such bans are over the top.
"I personally would not get hung up on something, in my view, as trivial as smoking while the kids are in the car," he said.
But Dr David Thomas, from Menzies, says the Territory's record against other states in anti-smoking reform is "depressing and appalling".
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