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QANTAS flies into smoking storm 

Jump to full article: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au), 2008-07-17
Author: Reporter: Simon Santow

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Fiona Sharkie is the Executive Director of Quit Victoria.

FIONA SHARKIE: This seems an incredibly retrograde step, to go back on that decision.

SIMON SANTOW: When they decided to do this, did they make a big fuss about what they were doing?

FIONA SHARKIE: I'm not sure back in 99, but it was certainly a very strong signal of support for all the good work that, Australia was leading tobacco control in those days and remains so, and it was a tremendous sign of support by QANTAS to be doing the same.

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