Tag: Smoking

Chain-smoking toddler kicks habit

September 2, 2010 20:42:00

A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said.[MORE]

Tags: family-and-children, health, smoking, children, children-toddlers, indonesia

Russians told to light up and knock 'em back

September 2, 2010 00:23:00

Smoke and drink more, Russia's finance minister Alexei Kudrin urged citizens, explaining that higher consumption would help lift tax revenues for spending on social services.[MORE]

Tags: world-politics, health, drug-use, smoking, alcohol, russian-federation

Greeks told to stub out to save the economy

September 1, 2010 21:53:00

Greeks are being asked to quit smoking to help save their country's debt-stricken economy. [MORE]

Tags: world-politics, health, smoking, greece

Literacy woes at Tas Together halfway mark

August 31, 2010 16:24:00

A 10-year report card on the Tasmania Together objectives shows only about half of adult Tasmanians are considered to be functionally literate. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, population-and-demographics, unemployment, states-and-territories, obesity, smoking, social-policy, programs-and-initiatives, tas, burnie-7320, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Government smoking crackdown

August 30, 2010 18:23:00

Tasmania could soon have the tightest anti-smoking laws in the country. [MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, health, smoking, australia, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Australians least sympathetic on lung cancer

August 29, 2010 06:06:00

A study to be released today shows Australians are the world's least sympathetic to those with lung cancer.[MORE]

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, lung-cancer, smoking, australia

Prepare now for new smoking bans: AMA

August 27, 2010 11:12:00

The Australian Medical Association in WA is urging retailers and members of the public to start changing their behaviour in anticipation of new smoking bans to be introduced next month.[MORE]

Tags: smoking, wa

Cuba to axe subsidised cigarettes

August 26, 2010 10:00:00

The government of Cuba will stop funding heavily-subsidised cigarettes for its senior citizens, as president Raul Castro works to jump-start the island's sputtering economy.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, world-politics, smoking, cuba

Quit smoking message targets parents

August 24, 2010 12:24:00

A new anti-smoking campaign is targeting Tasmanian parents who smoke.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, smoking, tas, burnie-7320, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Northerners not ready to butt out

August 24, 2010 11:41:00

A motion to ban smoking in parts of Launceston's CBD has been defeated. [MORE]

Tags: local-government, smoking, tas, launceston-7250

Retail group quits cigarette label campaign

August 11, 2010 08:41:00

The Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has pulled out of an alliance formed to fight the Commonwealth's plan to force tobacco manufacturers to use plain labelling on cigarette packets.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, retail, government-and-politics, smoking, health-policy, australia

No butts: Anti-smokers challenge Abbott

August 4, 2010 15:28:00

The anti-smoking lobby in Tasmania has challenged the Federal Opposition leader to commit now to plain cigarette packaging. [MORE]

Tags: smoking, federal-elections, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Anti-smoking drug linked to suicides

August 4, 2010 10:44:00

Drug company Pfizer is defending a quit-smoking drug against reports it can have severe psychiatric side effects.[MORE]

Tags: pharmaceuticals, smoking, australia

Big tobacco bankrolls anti-Labor ad campaign

August 4, 2010 08:13:00

Big tobacco companies are funding small retailers in a massive anti-Government advertising campaign timed to coincide with the final weeks of the election campaign.[MORE]

Tags: industry, retail, government-and-politics, federal-government, health, smoking, federal-elections, australia

Push to extend Tasmania's smoking ban

August 2, 2010 11:32:00

The Cancer Council and the Heart Foundation want Tasmania to implement a blanket ban on smoking in all outside public places across the state.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, health, environmental-health, smoking, tas, hobart-7000

New rules for smokers

August 1, 2010 06:03:00

No-smoking zones in central Hobart come into effect from today. [MORE]

Tags: local-government, environmental-health, smoking, environmental-policy, tas, hobart-7000

Cancer Council puts heat on Coles over cheap cigs

July 24, 2010 09:44:00

The Cancer Council says it will reassess its relationship with Coles because it is selling cheap imported cigarettes.[MORE]

Tags: industry, retail, health, lung-cancer, smoking, australia

Greens move to stop cheap cigarette imports

July 21, 2010 15:40:00

The Australian Greens will move to introduce laws preventing major supermarket chain Coles from flooding the market with cheap imported cigarettes.[MORE]

Tags: industry, retail, elections, federal-government, greens, smoking, federal-elections, australia

Coles feels heat over cheap cigarettes

July 21, 2010 09:50:00

Wesfarmers is coming under increasing pressure over Coles' decision to sell cheap German cigarettes at prices up to $4 cheaper than standard brands.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, retail, health, smoking, australia

Roxon disappointed in Coles' cheap cigarettes

July 18, 2010 18:37:00

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she is disappointed that Coles supermarkets are selling cheap cigarettes imported from Europe.[MORE]

Tags: industry, retail, federal-government, tax, smoking, australia

Germans vote for smoke-free Oktoberfest

July 5, 2010 10:00:00

The Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich is to become smoke-free after voters in a referendum in the southern German state of Bavaria opted for a total smoking ban.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, health, smoking, human-interest, community-and-multicultural-festivals, germany

Outdoor smoking ban sparks review call

June 27, 2010 07:15:00

The Hobart City Council is under pressure to review its plan to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas. [MORE]

Tags: industry, hospitality, government-and-politics, local-government, health, smoking, tas, hobart-7000

Council urges locals to bin their buts

June 17, 2010 13:06:00

The Greater Taree City Council has installed a range of new cigarette bins on footpaths within the CBD.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, smoking, laws, newcastle-2300, taree-2430

Cigarette tax hike laws passed

June 15, 2010 17:28:00

Legislation to formalise the 25 per cent increase in tobacco taxes has passed federal Parliament.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, tax, health, smoking, australia

Council cracks down on public smoking

June 10, 2010 13:08:00

Outdoor areas in the Manning Valley will soon be smoke-free.[MORE]

Tags: smoking, laws, coffs-harbour-2450, taree-2430