Some people suggested that introducing standardized tobacco packaging would become easier as more countries did so. But that argument assumed that standardized packaging would work.Read More
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One of the problems of trying to get to the truth of something is that it seems to be generally accepted that there are such things as ‘false facts’ – untruths that are truths.Read More
Since Australia was the first country to require standardized tobacco packaging, its policy initiative was largely a shot in the dark. Others now have evidence on which to judge such policies.Read More
Possibly the most worrying finding from a recent poll is that 80 percent of Australians believe the government would ignore evidence if it contradicted a preferred policy.Read More
There seems to be a growing clamour for governments or their agents to sue tobacco manufacturers over health-care costs. Read More
Australia is coming under increasing pressure to reverse its opposition to allowing the use of e-cigarettes as a harm reduction tool. Read More
In a story published in Australia, cigarette filters have been charged with being counter-productive and a burden on the environment.Read More
There is a widely-held view that tobacco companies will bear the costs of publishing so-called ‘corrective’ statements, whereas it is surely the smokers who will pay.Read More
With its smoking prevalence at 11 percent, Australia is seen as a country whose tobacco-control strategies should be followed by others.Read More
An Australian health researcher says the rapid evolution of alternative nicotine products is providing an opportunity for a viable, outright ban on combustible tobacco products.Read More
