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[Australia, UK] DAUBE/CHAPMAN: Cameron’s cave-in on plain packaging is a boost to industry
When Australia’s former health minister Nicola Roxon was asked about the need for action at the launch of the report that recommended plain packaging, she said, “By not acting we are killing people.” The UK prime minister and his colleagues would do well
May 10, 2013
British Medical Journal
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May 19, 2013 11:27
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[Australia] Call for mine site smoking ban rejected
A call by the Cancer Council for smoking to be banned at all West Australian mines sites has been rejected. The state's Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) says such a move would cause resentment. WA's Department of Mines and Petroleum data shows smoki
May 10, 2013
AAP (Australian Associated Press) (au)
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May 17, 2013 13:01
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[Australia] Movie smoking scenes on rise while Queenslanders puff less
ABOUT 22.9% of Mackay young people aged 18-24 are daily smokers, according to the Health of Queenslanders 2012 report. This, coupled with the fact smoking scenes in youth-rated films have doubled between 2010 and 2012, is a concerning statistic for heal
May 17, 2013
Mackay (Q) Daily Mercury (au)
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May 17, 2013 05:34
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[Australia, New Zealand] NZ tops pregnancy smoking list
New Zealand women were the most likely to smoke while pregnant, a large study of births has found. The University of Western Sydney study compared the outcomes of pregnancy and birth for women from eight different nationalities and found that 22.6 per ce
May 17, 2013
The Age (au)
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May 16, 2013 14:41
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[Australia] Brisbane restaurant fined for breaching anti-smoking laws by allowing hookahs and cigarettes in outdoor areas
Customers of Gad's Charcoal Cuisine, at Upper Mount Gravatt in Brisbane's south, were able to hire hookahs - a type of stemmed water pipe often used for smoking herbal tobacco - and allowed to smoke cigarettes in its outdoor dining area. But the restaura
May 17, 2013
Melbourne (Vic) Herald Sun (au)
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May 16, 2013 14:13
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[Australia] Stroke cases fall as people quit smoking
THE number of stroke cases in Australia has fallen in the past 20 years despite the ageing of the population, according to research led by the University of Adelaide. This is good news for Australians, says chief investigator Professor Jonathan Newbury.
May 16, 2013
Melbourne (Vic) Herald Sun (au)
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May 16, 2013 03:38
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[Australia] Is Plain Packaging Running out of Some Steam?
There will be ups-and-downs in Plain Packaging’s (PP) risk, and any indication of industry success could re-energize the anti-tobacco community. Nevertheless, we believe that recent developments are consistent with PP losing some momentum.
May 15, 2013
Morgan Stanley
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May 15, 2013 18:46
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[Asia, Australia, Japan] LETTER: Limits of planning good health
Chris Flynn (May 2 letter, “Australia’s declining smoking rate“) seems to believe I’m a shill for the local agricultural interests here in rural Kumamoto based on my opposition to tobacco restrictions.
May 9, 2013
Japan Times
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May 15, 2013 13:52
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[Asia, Australia, Japan] LETTER: Secondhand smoke is the enemy
In Joseph Jaworski’s May 9 letter, “Limits of planning good health,” ... No matter how the pro-smoking lobby plays it, nobody should be subjected to toxic tobacco smoke against their will. Smoking is not illegal in Australia, but forcing nonsmokers to bre
May 16, 2013
Japan Times
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May 15, 2013 13:49
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[Australia] Budget 2013: Cigarette prices to rise from 2014
THE price of a packet of cigarettes will rise by about seven cents from next year. The increase will see the Government face a potential re-election tussle with tobacco companies and retailers, who are still smarting over plain packaging laws.
May 14, 2013
Melbourne (Vic) Herald Sun (au)
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May 14, 2013 13:10