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Australia targets Big Tobacco in crackdown on vaping
Australia targets Big Tobacco in crackdown on vaping
by  AFP

Australia announced a sweeping crackdown on vaping Tuesday, accusing tobacco companies of hooking the next "generation of nicotine addicts" by deliberately targeting teenagers. "Just like they did with smoking, Big Tobacco has taken another addictive product, wrapped it in shiny packaging and added flavours to create a new generation of nicotine addicts."

Qantas names Vanessa Hudson as first female chief executive
Qantas names Vanessa Hudson as first female chief executive
by  AFP

Australia's Qantas Group named Vanessa Hudson as its first female chief executive on Tuesday, replacing the cost-cutting Irish-Australian Alan Joyce. Hudson, who has been in Qantas' executive ranks for nearly three decades, will remain in her role as chief financial officer until then, the airline group said.

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