Tobacco bill to go to Nedlac for review
Nedlac task team expected to hold its first meeting on the bill next week 08 November 2024 – 10:35 Parliament has agreed to send legislation proposing tough new tobacco laws….
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Debate over Costello tobacco advice turns heated in Parliament
Debate over who provided the advice on heated tobacco products to Associate Health Minister Casey Costello led to the Prime Minister being made to withdraw and apologise in Parliament this….
Driver sets himself alight in Perth tobacco store ram raid
A stolen ute has been deliberately driven into a Perth tobacco store before the driver lit a fire engulfing the vehicle and injuring himself in the process. It happened in….
Cigarette Surfboard Stokes Newport Beach Film Festival Audience in Fight Against Big Tobacco
Surfers are rallying around the world to save sands and oceans that are under siege by plastic pollutants — an enthralling environmentalist movement beautifully captured by the filmmakers behind documentary The….
Tobacco giants near $24bn settlement over long-running Canadian lawsuit
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The tobacco industry is close to ending a long-running Canadian….
UK doctors urge Labour government to adopt anti-smoking rules and ‘make the tobacco industry pay’
The group is concerned that funding could be slashed when the new government reveals its budget priorities at the end of the month.
Adelaide tobacco war takes life-threatening turn
Adelaide’s tobacco war has taken a potentially life-threatening turn after firebombers targetted a black market store with people living above it. The incident unfolded at Cowandilla late last night, leaving….
One in three oral cancers linked to smokeless tobacco products like snus
Up to a third of all oral cancer cases worldwide are linked to chewing, sucking and sniffing tobacco or betel nuts, a major study has found. According to research published….
UK campaigners call for tobacco windfall tax and yearly surcharges on ‘lethal trade’ | Smoking
Doctors and health charities have urged Rachel Reeves to hit tobacco firms with a financial double whammy, including a windfall tax in the budget, to help fund Labour’s drive to….
Franky Carrillo owned oil, tobacco stock in run for state Assembly
Like many Democrats seeking support from progressive voters, Franky Carrillo — who is running for a Los Angeles seat in the state Assembly — pledged not to accept campaign donations….