SmokeFree
Australia
Coalition for safe
workplaces
is an alliance of employee and health groups
aiming to reduce harm from secondhand smoke
by making all Australian workplaces safely smokefree as soon as possible -
“No
excuses, no exemptions.”
See
our one-page summary
of the main arguments and evidence;
or our slideshow
LATEST
NEWS
Media releases, campaigns, latest developments from
Australia and around the world.
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THE UNHEALTHY LOOPHOLES
How wealthy gambling interests have escaped safe workplace responsibilities
TAKING
ACTION
ARE YOU BEING EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND
SMOKE IN YOUR WORKPLACE? Call us NOW on (02) 9334-1823
THE
HEALTH EVIDENCE
A
wealth of world and Australian studies showing passive smoke harm - especially
in workplaces.
THE
ECONOMIC EVIDENCE
Research
worldwide shows
smokefree biz is good biz – despite Big Tobacco’s
scare tactics.
PUBLIC
SUPPORT
Latest
research showing snowballing public support for smokefree workplaces.
SMOKEFREE
LAWS: AUSTRALIAN STATES AND THE WORLD
State/territory
roundup, deadlines, legislative updates, international issues; employer's duty
under OHS, discrimination and more.
EFFECTIVENESS
OF SMOKEFREE ACTION
Overseas experience shows it's worth
going all the way.
See the immediate, impressive benefits.
VENUES
DOING IT SMOKEFREE
... and loving it! Pubs and clubs taking the lead and winning approval
from members, staff and patrons.
TOBACCO
AND ITS ALLIES MISLEAD PUBLIC, MPs
Big
Tobacco's global campaign to fool proprietors with costly and ineffective
"alternatives".
SMOKERS’
RIGHTS
What
about smokers? How the tobacco companies have ignored their basic rights.
RESOURCES
AND LINKS
Factsheets, TV and poster ads, publications & reports, partners' websites.