Tag: Smoking
Smoking ban survey glitch
Launceston businesses have criticised the city council for leaving them out of a survey on a smoking ban proposal.[MORE]
Council seeks comment on smoking ban
The Eurobodalla Shire Council in the New South Wales South East is giving people six weeks to comment on plans to ban smoking in outdoor eating areas on council land. [MORE]
Facebook users asked to dob in tobacco firms
Researchers have launched a Facebook site calling for people to dob in tobacco companies advertising their products online.[MORE]
Smoking ban outside restaurants
Smoking outside of restaurants and cafes in a northern Tasmanian city will be banned from next year.[MORE]
Outdoor diner smoking ban anticipated
A Launceston City Council Alderman is optimistic smoking at outdoor diners will be banned.[MORE]
Smoking banned in Melbourne shopping strips
A Melbourne council is launching a new crackdown on cigarettes, banning smoking in three outdoor shopping strips. [MORE]
Company repents over exploding cigarette
An Indonesian tobacco company has agreed to pay the medical expenses of a man who lost six teeth when a cigarette mysteriously exploded in his mouth.[MORE]
Council shuns beach smoking ban
Shoalhaven council has backed away from imposing a ban on people smoking at beaches in the council area.[MORE]
Hotels group opposed to more smoking bans
A call to ban smoking from outdoor dining areas is opposed by SA hotels.[MORE]
Govt encourages people to Finnish smoking
Finland has extended its anti-smoking laws to include a ban on cigarette displays in shops. [MORE]
Government's smoking ban under fire
A ban on smoking during work hours for Federal Health Department employees has been criticised as excessive. [MORE]
Smoking in cars with children illegal in 2010
The Queensland Government is reminding people that it is illegal to light a cigarette in a car carrying a child from tomorrow. [MORE]
Tough anti-smoking laws in force from tomorrow
Victorian drivers caught smoking with children in the car will face a $200 fine from tomorrow. [MORE]
New laws move tobacco out of sight
Cigarettes and cigars will no longer be visible at Canberra newsagencies, supermarkets and petrol stations from tomorrow.[MORE]
Doctors want cigarettes to cost $20 a pack
Doctors are calling for a new state tax on tobacco that would see the price of a packet of cigarettes rise to $20.[MORE]
Smoking dangers seducing youth to light up
New research suggests that telling smokers cigarettes will kill them won't necessarily convince them to quit.[MORE]
Smokers value looks over life
Cigarette pack warnings that remind smokers of the fatal consequences of their habit may actually make them smoke more.[MORE]
Outdoor smoking ban delay 'disappointing'
An anti-smoking lobby group says the ACT Government has been too slow in moving to ban smoking at outdoor entertainment venues.[MORE]
ACT bans smoking in outdoor eating areas
The Legislative Assembly has passed tough laws banning smoking in outdoor dining and drinking areas.[MORE]
Public supports smokers butting out
The Hobart City Council's push to make the main areas of the CBD smoke-free has won public support.[MORE]
Tobacco giant hit with record $300m fine
A Florida jury has ordered tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay almost $US300 million ($327 million) in damages to a former smoker - the largest fine ever in such a case, lawyers said.[MORE]
Poor child health report prompts Govt pledge
The Government has pledged to act on a new report showing links between poor health in children with where they live. [MORE]
Fire brigade issues cigarette butt warning
The local fire service is reminding people about the dangers of lit cigarette butts following a small fire in the front yard of a Cornish Street home on Friday afternoon.[MORE]
Govt quits anti-smoking campaign
A novel anti-smoking program aimed at primary school students has lost Tasmanian Government funding under the QUIT program. [MORE]
Smoking-related lung disease rising in Queensland
Nearly 1.5 million Queenslanders may be at risk of developing lung disease.[MORE]
