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The HinduAustralia's fight against tobacco goes back to 1973 when the government issued health warnings on packets. In addition, there were advertising bans, tobacco excise increases, anti-smoking social marketing campaigns, workplace and broader indoor and outdoor smoking bans, support for smoking cessation through telephone helplines, and public funding for appropriate pharmaceuticals. The measures led to Australia having one of the lowest smoking rates in the world, with the daily smoking rate falling from 30.5 per cent in 1988 to 15.1 per cent in 2010. Professor Jane Halton, Secretary, Australia's Department of Health and Ageing, said, Even with this reduced rate, smoking is still estimated to kill 15,000 Australians each year and cost the economy and society $A31.5 billion annually. So the next logical step was taken the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products, removing one of the last forms of tobacco advertising.
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SA Health investigating multiple complaints of unlicensed tobacco stores operating in Adelaide
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Australia tobacco-packaging law doesn’t violate WTO rules
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Iconic brands and the clamour for a utilitarian world wrapped in brown paper packaging
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Australia wins landmark tobacco packaging case
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Tobacco companies lose legal battle over plain-packaging rules
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New tobacco laws comes into effect with standardised packaging and no menthol cigarettes
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Tobacco companies lose EU court appeal over graphic cigarette packaging rules
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Tobacco companies file lawsuits against UK Government over plain packaging laws
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Has plain tobacco packaging failed to stop people smoking?
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Plain cigarette packaging is 'the right policy' for the UK, says public health authority
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Smoke signals: Will plain packaging cause cigarette sales to fall or will minimalist designs have a cachet in their own right?
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Cancer Council research says plain cigarette packs helping smokers kick the habit
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Support for plain cigarette packaging blows cold
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