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Memo to Peter Dutton and other misinformed souls

July 8, 2009 – 11:47 am

The Opposition spokesman on health, Peter Dutton, was recently quoted in the SMH and other Fairfax publications arguing that increasing tobacco taxes is just a money grab and has “nothing to do with health outcomes”.
It’s time Mr Dutton, his staff, colleagues – and anyone else who happens to be poorly informed on this issue – [...]

Why increasing tobacco taxes is good for the poor

June 2, 2009 – 8:50 pm

Simon Chapman, professor of public health at the University of Sydney, has provided a robust critique of Jennifer Doggett’s recent critique of increased tobacco taxes:
Erstwhile Croakey correspondent Jennifer Doggett has written a piece for ABC-Online challenging the wisdom of increasing tobacco tax, arguing that it would be regressive and harm the poor (it will “mean [...]