Quit has welcomed news that the Federal Government will release draft plain packaging legislation today putting Australia just months away from passing the landmark health bill.
The 'Cigarettes are eating you and your kids alive' aims to convince smokers to quit for themselves and their children, by showing the devastating health consequences for children exposed to secondhand smoke.
New Cancer Council research shows the majority of people support stripping cigarette packs of their branding and colour.
New research shows plain packaging of cigarettes has the support of the majority of the Australian people, despite the tobacco industry’s continued attempts to undermine it.
Cancer Council Victoria and Quit have congratulated the coalition for pledging its support to plain packaging today.
Leading health groups have congratulated the Victorian Liberal Government for supporting the plain packaging of cigarettes.
Quit has urged MPs not to let tobacco industry bully-boy tactics dissuade them from implementing a measure that will help continue to drive down smoking rates in Australia.
Quit has welcomed news that the British government is moving towards introducing the plain packaging of cigarettes, following the lead of the Australian government.
Quit today expressed disgust at the tobacco industry’s continued deceitful attempts to try and undermine plain packaging.
A major tobacco-industry funded advertising blitz has backfired, with new research revealing the “It won’t work, so why do it” campaign persuaded more people to support the plain packaging of cigarettes than oppose it.
Quit has slammed an anti plain packaging campaign fronted by the Alliance of Australian Retailers, saying it's nothing but tobacco-funded scaremongering.
One out of five smokers still think some cigarettes are safer than others, reinforcing the Federal government's decision to strip cigarette packs of their branding and colour and make them plain.