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ASH Australia's latest media releases and alerts:

• NSW law a victory for health over tobacco pushers  Nov 13, 2008
  Smoke out of kids' faces in cars and promotion out of their faces in shops ... 
  
  

• Call to make Tour Down Under smokefree  Nov 13, 2008
  SA cycle race could be a breakthrough and support Lance Armstrong's call (below) ... 
  

Armstrong tells Obama: "yes we can" beat tobacco!
11/11/08: Former Tour de France cycle champ and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong has highlighted tobacco as the No.1 cause of cancer in the US - and urged President-elect Obama to act against it.   See  Lance Armstong's commentary on CNN, 11/11/08 

QANTAS stops in-flight tobacco push
1/11/08: After a strong protest campaign led by ASH, QANTAS has confirmed it has stopped an in-flight promotion of duty-free cigarettes.  See earlier  ASH media release

SmokeFree Australia workplace news   Smokefree call in Safe Work Week... Tas smokefree pubs doing good business 2 years on...  NEW email to NSW leaders: separate smoking from eating & working

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Smoking is Australia's no.1 preventable health problem. 
Each year it kills around 15,000 people (including 36 under the age of 15) 
and  costs  the nation over $31 billion. 

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