http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/richard-di-natale/ Dr Richard Di Natale is Victoria’s first Greens Senator. His portfolios include health, multiculturalism, gambling and sport. Prior to entering parliament Richard was a general practitioner and public health specialist. He worked in Aboriginal health in the Northern Territory, on HIV prevention in India and in the drug and alcohol sector. His key health priorities include preventative health, public dental care and responding to the health impacts of climate change. 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-government-should-give-up-the-smokes/ The Federal Government has recently attacked British American Tobacco for using the image of a Kangaroo on its cigarette packages overseas. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon labelled it as “un-Australian” and demanded that the tobacco companies “get [their] hands off our icon”. The government is indignant and says that the sale of cigarettes has nothing to do with Australia. Unfortunately that is not entirely true. Almost $150 million of Australian tax dollars are currently invested in tobacco companies like Phillip Morris and British American Tobacco through the Future Fund. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Richard Di Natale) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-government-should-give-up-the-smokes/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-government-should-give-up-the-smokes/#item7596 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:40:39 +0000 Richard Di Natale | Author bios | The Punch