Sort by:
Date added |
Date Published |
Most Viewed
Headlines Tagged with Australia and Oceania — 15 headlines found
18
Views
[Australia and Oceania] Australia's plain tobacco packaging law at the WTO
So the underlying interests fighting Australia’s plain packaging law are not developing countries, farmers or workers but the global tobacco industry. Tobacco companies have brought direct and indirect claims against Australia in every tribunal possible,
May 15, 2013
The Conversation (au)
added
May 15, 2013 19:55
17
Views
[Australia and Oceania, Fiji] More areas declared smoke free
Smoking in restaurants will be illegal as of 1st of July, and a thousand dollars fine will be carried if any one business breaches this. This comes as a new law under the tobacco control regulation 2012 where graphical warnings on cigarette packets will
Apr 12, 2013
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) (fj)
added
Apr 12, 2013 04:58
14
Views
[Australia and Oceania, Fiji] Smoke price to rise
EXPECT a hike in the price of cigarettes if local authorities support moves to increase taxation on cigarettes in Pacific Islands, where a high percentage of deaths are related to diseases caused by non communicable diseases (NCDs).
May 1, 2013
Fiji Times Online (fj)
added
Apr 30, 2013 22:22
13
Views
[Australia and Oceania, Solomon Islands] Anger over Tobacco Regulation
Grievances have escalated between the Tobacco Regulation task forces with stake holders around consultation table to finalise the final regulation on the Tobacco ahead of its enforcement next month.
Apr 16, 2013
Solomon Star Newspaper (sb)
added
Apr 17, 2013 13:26
8
Views
[Australia, Australia and Oceania, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands] ARCHIVE: Philip Morris Limited submission on a new Pacific trade and economic agreement (PDF)
PML faces tax and excise discrimination which impedes our ability to effectively compete in a number of markets. Fiji – tariff and excise barriers – unequal treatment of imported tobacco products, contrary to Fiji’s WTO obligations and GATT rules.
Jul 1, 2009
Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (au)
added
May 19, 2013 11:37
8
Views
[Australia and Oceania, South America/Caribbean] Cuba Takes Australia To WTO Over Plain-Pack Tobacco Law ($$)
Cuba lodged a formal complaint with World Trade Organization on Friday over Australia's tobacco packaging laws, setting in motion the latest international challenge to labeling requirements that critics say restrict intellectual property rights.
May 6, 2013
Law360
added
May 6, 2013 13:49
7
Views
[Australia and Oceania, New Zealand] Drop in smoking has improved life expectancy
Statistics New Zealand has released figures collected from 2010 to 2012, which show the gap between Maori and non Maori has narrowed to about seven years. Maori men can expect to live to 72.8 years, and Maori women to 76.5 years.
Apr 17, 2013
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
added
Apr 17, 2013 09:03
6
Views
[Australia and Oceania, South America/Caribbean] Cuba challenges Australia over tobacco packaging
Cuba has become the latest country to launch a legal attack on Australia's landmark plain packaging rules for tobacco at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
May 6, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added
May 6, 2013 13:46
6
Views
[Asia-pacific, Australia and Oceania, UK] Tobacco control in Asia
Tobacco control is being restructured in Asia. It has moved from being isolated, individualistic, and ad hoc, to a mainstream public health approach ... The epidemic will not only be solved in the corridors of clinics and hospitals, but also in the corr
May 4, 2013
The Lancet (uk)
added
May 6, 2013 12:43
6
Views
[Australia and Oceania, New Zealand] 'Sterilise Maori smokers' suggestion causes outrage
A suggestion by a Palmerston North city councillor that Maori women be sterilised to stop them smoking in front of their children has outraged councillors and Maori health advocates. Councillor Bruce Wilson was speaking at the community wellbeing commit
Apr 5, 2013
nzoom.com (TVNZ)
added
Apr 5, 2013 14:42