Big Tobacco shows the way for Australia’s Coal and Nuclear Lobbies
Australia’s Institute of Public Affairs does a fine job of fronting for the “Free Market No Regulation” philosophy of big corporations. Tobacco, for example, as THE AGE reports today.
You might wonder “Who cares, if Australia puts cigarette packets into plain colours?” Well, Big Tobacco cares. They devoted most of their recent international convention in Uruguay to Australia’s proposed new law on cigarette packaging. Not that they care too much about Australia’s relatively tiny market. It’s just that they know that this law would be effective in lessening the attraction of kids towards cigarettes – and heck, China or India might notice, and follow Australia’s lead.
As the Age reports, the Alliance of Australian Retailers, The Civic Group, and the IPA all front for the Tobacco Industry. And it’s good practice for the fossil fuel and nuclear industries to follow suit. – Christina Macpherson
Former Turnbull adviser heads tobacco laws fight, THE AGE, Melissa Fyfe, 5 June 11 A FORMER Liberal staff member and adviser to Malcolm Turnbull is spearheading a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to help the tobacco industry fight the federal government’s plain packaging reforms Continue reading
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