Funds welcomed for isolated patients | Daily Liberal | 22.9.11 Details for a $28 million boost to the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS) were announced by the Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian Skinner yesterday. Patients who need to travel long distances for treatment will receive a massive 30…
Smoke rises on debate | Central Magazine | 21.9.11 Sydney University is the latest in a growing number of universities to cut smoking on its campuses. It recently released a draft ”smoke-free environments policy” to extend existing bans to 10m from buildings, prohibit smoking in outdoor and drinking areas and to phase out the sale of…
Uphill battle for BATA in tobacco appeal bid | Australian Financial Review | 13.9.11 A bid to the High Court by British American Tobacco Australasia that would keep alive its case against the government’s plain packaging initiative isn’t given much chance of succeeding. The move follows a Federal Court ruling last month that found legal…