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Australia prevails in decade-long duel with Big Tobacco

The pioneering "plain packaging" rules for cigarettes have now seen off every legal challenge the tobacco industry has thrown at them.

Hans van Leeuwen
Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondent

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Policy fights don’t come much tougher than this.

After 10 years, five prime ministers, four court cases – spread across Canberra, Geneva and Hong Kong – the Australian government has seen off what looks like the final challenge to its ‘‘plain packaging’’ rules for cigarettes.

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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com

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