http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/rex-jory/ Rex Jory is columnist, legendary luncher, beacon of sartorial elegance, and all round good guy. After almost five decades in the newspaper business - a career that spanned the globe - he is now happily retired. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-cigarette-police-are-coming-to-get-you-at-home/ Smokers. The unthinkable may become a disagreeable reality. Smoking may be banned in private homes and apartments. Scoff if you like about improbability of home smoking bans. How they would not only be unfair but unenforceable. Dismiss the concept as ridiculous. Huff and puff about civil liberties, individual freedom of choice and the home being the family castle. Thump the table about government interference and intervention. About the spidery intrusion of the nanny state. But ignore the looming reality at your peril. The smokers’ nagging fear, that their final bastion will be invaded by smoke police, is already here. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Rex Jory) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-cigarette-police-are-coming-to-get-you-at-home/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-cigarette-police-are-coming-to-get-you-at-home/#item5650 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:50:52 +0000 Rex Jory | Author bios | The Punch