smoking control

By chehtana

  • Federal Campaign

    The first federal education campaign is the 'National warning against smoking' Conducted between 1972 and 1975 at a cost of $1.5 million

  • Health Warnings

    health warnings first mandated on all cigarette packs in Australia.

  • Bans

    phased in bans on smoking in workplaces and public places

  • Graphic health warnings

    graphic health warnings required on packaging of most tobacco products.

  • Excise increases

    25% increase in the tobacco excise.

  • Grams of tobacco decreases in packages

    reduction in the duty free allowance from 250 cigarettes or 250 grams of cigars or tobacco products to 50 cigarettes or 50 grams of cigars or tobacco products from 1 September 2012

  • Excise increases

    first 12.5% tobacco excise increase on 1 December.