.Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see more sources in Web Links and Documents section)
The Australian: May 5, page 5, news item by Matthew Franklin, `Voters cynical about smokescreen on tobacco excise'.http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/voters-cynical-about-smokescreen-on-tobacco-excise/story-e6frgczf-1225862284467
The Age: May 4, page 11, comment by Mark Davison, `Big tobacco's huff and puff is just hot air'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/big-tobaccos-huff-and-puff-is-just-hot-air-20100503-u3p0.html
The Age: May 2, page 5, news item by Danielle Teutsch, `No-frills packaging to prompt all-frills ciggies?'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/nofrills-packaging-to-prompt-allfrills-ciggies-20100501-u0dh.html
The Age: May 2, page 5, news item by Gordon and Fyfe, `Blue haze has gone, but a few MPs puff on'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/blue-haze-has-gone-but-a-few-mps-puff-on-20100501-u0df.html
The Australian: May 1, page 15, cartoon.
The Australian: May 1, page 4, news item by Sid Maher, `Colour crackdown on smokes'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/colour-crackdown-on-cigarette-packaging/story-e6frg6nf-1225860819232
The Australian: April 30, page 13, editorial, `Deterrent or smokescreen?'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/deterrent-or-smokescreen/story-e6frg71x-1225860373261
The Australian: April 30, page 12, comment by Tim Wilson, `Plain packaging ploy likely to go up in smoke'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/plain-packaging-ploy-likely-to-go-up-in-smoke/story-e6frg6zo-1225860365444
The Age: April 30, page 11, comment by Fiona Sharkie, `Big tobacco's coughing fit a big tick for plain packaging'. (This is the same article as it appeared in the Brisbane Times)
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/big-tobaccos-coughing-fit-a-big-tick-for-plain-packaging-20100429-tweu.html
The Age: April 30, page 10, editorial, `Plain package: elaborate content'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/plain-package-elaborate-content-20100429-twck.html
The Age: April 30, page 10, Leunig cartoon.
The Age: May 13, page 3, news item by Mark Metherell, `Labor fails to tackle alcohol and junk-food giants'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/labor-fails-to-tackle-alcohol-and-junkfood-giants-20100512-uy42.html
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The Australian: May 1, page 15, cartoon.
The Age: April 30, page 10, editorial, `Plain package: elaborate content'. (with Leunig cartoon)