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- bob hart on Bob Hart's Best Scones Thanks Fran and Raels. Glad you enjoy the recipes, and I hope you enjoy the scones as much as I do. A confession: I made a ... more
- larne on Charges over wild Box Hill brawl Tao, you know i really do not belive you were there or even work there, or another assumption is your hatred for the white ... more
- Cheryl on Police investigate wild street riot I was there last night with my son and his two friends, I was there but not by choice - we became trapped by the crowds on ... more
- Rossco on Overland carries ammunition on flight The current Police Command at Vic Pol is a joke,and an embarassment. It all relates back to Christine Nixon and to Brumby ... more
- joan mancuso on The Big Backyard: February 13-14 Hi Jane & Darren I just have a problem with some lilly pillies,is it OK to trim now? I have some in pots on front porch ... more
- Mylene on Police investigate wild street riot This is seriously the Aussie version of when that statue of Saddam Hussein came down in Baghdad. Then they totally upped the ... more
- Mark on Police investigate wild street riot Austrlia would be a much better county if we could ban brainless bogans and Collingwood supporters. more
- daneil on Police investigate wild street riot If bob jane didt get smashed how are we ment to show we are p----d of there is no easternats any more ovisly its back to the ... more
- michael on Friday update on the 3AW webcam To the 3AW website team can you make the audio louder via the website as it is not as clear as it was from the Bank St ... more
- andrea frost on Police investigate wild street riot HEY....the GREAT thing about these MORONS...IS that they are JUST SOO STUPID..!! THEY have POSTED their faces ALL over the ... more
- Gay on 3AW: Content suggestions Is there any reason that I cannot see presenters on the computer ? I can hear them but no visuals come up. Is is because you ... more
- Dave - Newborough on Overland carries ammunition on flight Who appointed this person Mr Brumby? I think you have to be held accountable also for putting such a fool in charge of ... more
- Martin - Chiangmai on Overland carries ammunition on flight Time to go simon (resign) for the sake of the force. You have forced out all the real and good cops and replaced them with ... more
- Laing on Overland carries ammunition on flight i unitentionally was driving 4 KM/H over the limit but i still got a fine. more
- Tao on Charges over wild Box Hill brawl I've been working in Boxhill for over 10hrs, and I was there during the incident. Before people make assumptions about these ... more
- Dean Ballarat on Overland carries ammunition on flight In the last few years several honest citizens "have made a mistake" and inadvertently carried a small amount of ammunition ... more
- rod sexton on Kevin Rudd on 3AW: March 12 Quite frankly mate, do you know something mate, let me tell you something mate, this is just my rehersal for the leading ... more
- kate on Simon and Garfunkel: Review Wow all I can say is if two people travelled all the way from UK to Australia to see S&G they should have been able to ... more
- Ruth on Charges over wild Box Hill brawl I got there just after it happened but a girl I know who is 14 years old (I'm 21) was there and I asked her what happened ... more
- Mylene on Petrol prices soar, could rise more while people are lining up around the block on a Wednesday afternoon to save $2.50 on a $50 tank of petrol the oil companies ... more
Smokers might feel more pain
The National Preventative Health Taskforce has suggested an increase in the tax on cigarettes to more than $20 a packet and a move to plain packaging might be the answer to reducing smoking rates.
The taskforce has called on the government to cut smoking rates over the next decade to 9 per cent.
Figures put forward believe a tax increase to dissuade 306,000 adults from smoking and in turn prevent 183,000 children eventually taking up the habit.
Smokers, what do you think? Would the tax increases be fair?
Blog comments
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It so unfair!!!
seka Tuesday 7 July, 2009 - 7:52 PM -
Fascism in the making.Political correctness, and control seems, where we are headed...freedom of choice is a dieing breed!
I guess Something needs to pay for our broke economy and Rudd's frequent Flyer program.
Tax beer and Petrol again next week, its a revenue bonanza!!!Ben Tuesday 7 July, 2009 - 7:31 PM -
I've been given up for about 9 weeks I'm using the patches today i started on the 3rd step patch which is the last stage, i'm discusted the last stage of my quit program is more expencive then the first 2 stages.Someone should look into this as some people may just stop there program because they cant afford to finish it and probably start smoking again.
michelle Tuesday 7 July, 2009 - 5:11 PM -
I am a smoker and am battling to quit this filthy, expensive and potentally deadly habit.
I beleive that raising to cost of smokes is a fantastic deterant.
Naomi Tuesday 7 July, 2009 - 2:10 PM -
The government has no place directing peoples personal choice behaviours. I agree with the previous comment this is a well disguised tax grab. This is an infringement on peoples right to make decisions in their personal life. Bring out the freedom fighters. Less government intervention and more anarchy.
Josh Tuesday 7 July, 2009 - 1:05 PM -
The only reason that the government would increase the tax is another money grab. I am a non-smoker but am not fooled by their cunning disguised tax.
sandy Monday 6 July, 2009 - 5:08 PM
