Video at right: a compilation of items on UK plans for plain packaging and other anti-smoking methods. Included is mention of an Australian survey on youth / children and the deterrence factors in plain packaging.
Web links and documents
The federal Government's plain packaging of cigarettes announcement can be found on the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association's Internet site at http://www.aushealthcare.com.au/news/news_details.asp?nid=17072In 2009 the National Preventative Health Taskforce issued a report titled, 'Australia: the healthiest country by 2020, National Preventative Health Strategy - the roadmap for action'. The index to this report can be found at http://www.preventativehealth.org.au/internet/preventativehealth/publishing.nsf/Content/nphs-roadmap
The recommendations specifically dealing with discouraging smoking can be found at http://www.preventativehealth.org.au/internet/preventativehealth/publishing.nsf/Content/CCD7323311E358BECA2575FD000859E1/$File/nphs-roadmap-4.pdf
'Mumbrella' is an Australian media and marketing site. On April 30, 2010, Adam Joseph , the Readership Director of the Herald Sun in Melbourne and a member of the Australian Marketing Institute's Victoria State Council, had an opinion piece published in 'Mumbrella' titled, 'Cigarette blanding won't kill cigarette branding'.
The full text of this opinion piece can be found at http://mumbrella.com.au/cigratte-blanding-wont-kill-cigarette-branding-24040
The Tobacco Reporter gives the tobacco industry's perspective on a number of issues affecting it. The Tobacco Reporter's homepage can be found at http://www.tobaccoreporter.com/home.php?id=1
The site's editorial archives can be found at http://www.tobaccoreporter.com/home.php?id=459
The Reporter's January 2010 editorial on packaging as product differentiation can be found at http://www.tobaccoreporter.com/home.php?id=119&cid=4&article_id=11137
The Reporter's January 2010 editorial on the challenges facing the industry can be found at
http://www.tobaccoreporter.com/home.php?id=119&cid=4&article_id=11136
On April 29, 2010, The Canberra Times produced a report titled 'Last coffin nail for sexy smokes?' by Danielle Cronin. The report looks at why the Government intends to change the law and the industry's response.
The full text of this article can be found at http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/last-coffin-nail-for-sexy-smokes/1815835.aspx
MyBiz is Optus's online current affairs magazine. On April 30, 2010, My Biz published a report titled, 'Smokers huff and puff over cigarette laws' presenting the tobacco industry's perspective on the new regulations. The full text of this report can be found at http://mybiz.optus.com.au/news/133854//smokers-huff-and-puff-over-cigarette-laws.html
In 2009 Becky Freeman, Research Officer; Simon Chapman, Professor of Public Health
School of Public Health,University of Sydney; and Dr Matthew Rimmer, Senior Lecturer, Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture, Australian National University College of Law prepared 'The case for the plain packaging of tobacco products'.
This is a very detailed report which repays careful reading. The full text of the report can be found at http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=matthew_rimmer