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James Robertson

‘It’s time’: Haines calls for MPs to cross party lines for legacy on tobacco, gambling and alcohol

Indi MP Helen Haines has called on other public health professionals and the Parliament to leave behind a legacy. Photo: AAP/TND

Parliament must ignore party lines and follow the community’s urging and the example of history to stamp out deceptive or alluring advertising of tobacco and other products aimed at children, independent MPs say.

Health warnings would be issued on each cigarette, not just the packet, and graphic images on their front covers would be updated to respond to people who had become inured to their messages under changes released on Wednesday.

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