Transport shortfall leaves sickest stranded | Illawarra Mercury | 28.7.11 Cancer patients are missing lifesaving treatment because they cannot get to or from the Illawarra Cancer Care Centre. Inadequate public transport, a lack of family or friends and the absence of any government assistance prevents many of the Illawarra’s sickest from receiving chemotherapy or radiation…
Bogus smoke a $2 billion waste | Herald Sun | 12.7.11 The number of counterfeit cigarettes in Australia has doubled in the past six months, with one in every 12 cigarettes being sold now a fake, a report claims. A report by Deloitte – commissioned by tobacco companies – said the black market for fake…
One-sided ruling has an air of divisiveness | Sydney Morning Herald | 1.7.11 Smokers will be banished from outdoor dining areas along King Street, Newtown, from today – but only on one side of the road. Marrickville Council has imposed a ban on smoking at footpath tables that will affect west King Street businesses, but…