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We worked out how many tobacco lobbyists end up in government, and vice versa. It's a lot

  • Written by: Becky Freeman, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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We’ve just revealed the extent of the close relationship between tobacco lobbyists and government, in the first Australian study of its kind.

Our study, published today, found about half of people involved in tobacco lobbying held positions in Australian governments before or after working for the tobacco industry.

This “revol...

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