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[Australia] AUDIO: Ireland follows Aust lead on cigarette plain packaging

TONY EASTLEY: Australia's battle against the cigarette companies over plain packaging at the World Trade Organization may soon have some significant backing.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
added May 30, 2013 01:27
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[Australia] Plain, standardised cigarette packs not a problem for small shops

Putting all cigarettes in packs of uniform colour, size and design has not caused sales staff any problems in serving customers according to new research1 published today (Tuesday).
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added May 29, 2013 08:56
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[Australia, Ireland] Do plain cigarette packs help young women smokers to quit?

As Ireland plans to introduce new legislation to follow the Australian lead of plain packaging on cigarettes, a major new study has suggested that the initiative may help young women to cut down on the number of cigarettes they smoke and may even encoura
Irish Medical News (ie)
added May 28, 2013 13:32
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Product retrieval time in small tobacco retail outlets before and after the Australian plain packaging policy: real-world study

Retailers quickly gained experience with the new plain packaging legislation, evidenced by retrieval time having returned to the baseline range by the second week of implementation and remaining so several months later. The long retrieval times predicted
Tobacco Control
added May 28, 2013 07:35
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[Australia] Take a breath of fresh air for World No Tobacco Day

CANCER Council Queensland has launched a Facebook poll calling on Queenslanders to "friend some fresh air" for World No Tobacco Day this Friday.
Gladstone (QLD) Observer (au)
added May 28, 2013 07:33
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[Australia] June 30 to be Last Day for Open Display of Tobacco Products

In the spirit of celebrating the day, the Cancer Council will be encouraging over 750 NSW tobacconists for initiating the practise of terminating the use of display hoardings of cigarettes and tobacco in front side of their shops.
French Tribune (fr)
added May 27, 2013 12:22
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[Australia] Smoking research a winner

a group from Hunter Medical Research Institute who last week received a $10,000 prize for their research into smoking rates among pregnant Indigenous women. The University of Newcastle research team and health practitioners have taken out the prestigiou
Newcastle Herald (au)
added May 27, 2013 11:31
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[Australia] End 'cruel' smoking ban, says health campaigner

Australia's leading anti-tobacco campaigner claims the NSW government has gone too far in forcing its outdoor smoking reforms onto vulnerable psychiatric patients held in public hospitals. Ashley Coleman took his life in March after being granted an un
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
added May 26, 2013 12:55
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[Australia] Smoking ban set to include outdoor dining areas as shock cancer advertisement launched

The State Government is under increasing pressure to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas after the Australian Medical Association accused it of failing to act on proven tobacco-control activities. Victoria is the joint winner of the AMA's Dirty Ashtray A
Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph (au)
added May 26, 2013 12:52
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[Australia] End 'cruel' smoking ban, says health campaigner

Australia's leading anti-tobacco campaigner claims the NSW government has gone too far in forcing its outdoor smoking reforms onto vulnerable psychiatric patients held in public hospitals. Ashley Coleman took his life in March after being granted an unsu
Hills News (NSW) (au)
added May 26, 2013 01:39
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