Australian Cigarette Advertising Threatened

Cigarettes shown on display in a mini-market in the Eastern Suburbs on July 30, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Under new laws approved by the NSW cabinet yesterday, smoking advertising in NSW will be severely restricted with no cigarettes visibly displayed, smoking in cars with children under 16 banned, and vending machines accepting tokens only, with no advertising allowed. NSW will follow Thailand, Iceland some provinces in Canada in banning displays when the bans come into force within the next 12 months.
Cigarettes shown on display in a mini-market in the Eastern Suburbs on July 30, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Under new laws approved by the NSW cabinet yesterday, smoking advertising in NSW will be severely restricted with no cigarettes visibly displayed, smoking in cars with children under 16 banned, and vending machines accepting tokens only, with no advertising allowed. NSW will follow Thailand, Iceland some provinces in Canada in banning displays when the bans come into force within the next 12 months.
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Cigarettes shown on display in a mini-market in the Eastern Suburbs on July 30, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Under new laws approved by the NSW cabinet yesterday, smoking advertising in NSW will be severely restricted with no cigarettes visibly displayed, smoking in cars with children under 16 banned, and vending machines accepting tokens only, with no advertising allowed. NSW will follow Thailand, Iceland some provinces in Canada in banning displays when the bans come into force within the next 12 months. A shopkeeper poses in front of a cigarette display in the Eastern Suburbs on July 30, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Under new laws approved by the NSW cabinet yesterday, smoking advertising in NSW will be severely restricted with no cigarettes visibly displayed, smoking in cars with children under 16 banned, and vending machines accepting tokens only, with no advertising allowed. NSW will follow Thailand, Iceland some provinces in Canada in banning displays when the bans come into force within the next 12 months. A young woman holds a cigarette in her hand outside a hotel in the Eastern Suburbs on July 30, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Under new laws approved by the NSW cabinet yesterday, smoking advertising in NSW will be severely restricted with no cigarettes visibly displayed, smoking in cars with children under 16 banned, and vending machines accepting tokens only, with no advertising allowed. NSW will follow Thailand, Iceland some provinces in Canada in banning displays when the bans come into force within the next 12 months. Cigarettes shown on display in a mini-market in the Eastern Suburbs on July 30, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Under new laws approved by the NSW cabinet yesterday, smoking advertising in NSW will be severely restricted with no cigarettes visibly displayed, smoking in cars with children under 16 banned, and vending machines accepting tokens only, with no advertising allowed. NSW will follow Thailand, Iceland some provinces in Canada in banning displays when the bans come into force within the next 12 months.
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