An office worker smokes a cigarette as he takes notes in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge August 15, 2012. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia called on the world to match its tough new anti-tobacco marketing laws that will ban logos on cigarette packs, after its highest court on Wednesday dismissed a challenge from global manufacturers.
The decision means that from December 1, cigarettes and tobacco products must be sold in plain olive green packets with graphic health warnings, such as pictures of mouth cancer and other smoking-related illnesses.
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