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Tourists targeted in Bondi cafe smoking ban  

Smokers will be banned from lighting up while sitting outside cafes at Sydney's Bondi Beach from July.

The Waverley Council has voted to ban smoking within 10 metres of outdoor cafes in the popular tourist spot.

The restrictions apply to council-regulated footpaths, but not to internal courtyards or beer gardens.

Councillor Kerryn Sloan says the ban is designed to crack down on tourists who are not in step with Australia's increasingly anti-smoking attitude.

"They come from countries that have smoking still socially acceptable," she said.

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