<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/06/british-american-tobacco-donation-national-party-vape-ban>
"British American Tobacco has publicly donated to an Australian political party
for the first time in more than a decade, as the Albanese government prepared
to introduce vaping reforms.
The $55,000 donation in the 2022-23 financial year was disclosed by Laneway
Assets, the body that collects membership fees for the Nationals, the
disclosure return form published by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
shows.
It is the largest donation British American Tobacco has made to the party in 20
years.
The last time British American Tobacco donated to the party was in the 2011
financial year as the federal government prepared to introduce plain-packaging
reforms to reduce the appeal of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
The latest donation came as the federal government in 2023 announced the most
significant tobacco and vaping control measures in the country in a decade,
including reforms targeting the importation and sale of vapes."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
