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  1. Manufacturing needs more than promises
    The Age logo The Age 5 days ago

    Instead, they must rely on refuge, often in poor conditions, with little opportunity for independence. The Australian Law Reform Commission, in its final report on family violence and Commonwealth laws released by Attorney-General Nicola Roxon on...

  2. Plain-pack case strong, says Roxon
    Sydney Morning Herald logo Sydney Morning Herald 6 days ago

    Roxon ... confident that plain packaging laws for cigarettes will prevail. Photo: Angela Wylie The Gillard government has defended the constitutional legitimacy of its plain cigarette packaging laws, arguing that restricting how tobacco companies use...

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago
    Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (C) is joined by Australian Attorney-General Nicola Roxon (L) and Governor-General Quentin Bryce (R) at Admiralty House in Sydney on December 14, 2011 as the Australian leader presented her new cabinet. Gillard...

    Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (C) is joined by Australian Attorney-General Nicola Roxon (L) and Governor-General Quentin Bryce (R) at Admiralty House in Sydney on December 14, 2011 as the Australian leader presented her new cabinet. Gillard... View Photo »

  4. Frankly I think it's pretty un-Australian
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: News-Medical.net 4 weeks ago
  5. Australia Says It Has Right To Restrict Tobacco Packaging
    FOX Business logo FOX Business 6 days ago

    "The Commonwealth will vigorously defend the validity of the plain packaging laws and does not accept there is any basis for big tobacco's claims that the measures are unconstitutional," said Attorney General Nicola Roxon in a release. Tobacco...

  6. Govt files tobacco defence to High Court
    NEWS.com.au logo NEWS.com.au 1 week ago

    The companies believe the laws, which passed parliament in late November, breach the Australian Constitution because they seek to acquire property - in the form of brand names - without providing compensation. But Attorney-General Nicola Roxon says the...

  7. Sports demand protection of broadcast rights
    The Age logo The Age 1 week ago

    The chief executives of the AFL, Cricket Australia, NRL and Tennis Australia met Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, Sports Minister Mark Arbib and Attorney-General Nicola Roxon in Canberra to push for a ''simple'' amendment to the Copyright Act. ...

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago
    Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (C) is joined by the minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins (L), the minister for Early Childhood, Katherine Ellis (2nd L), Australia's first female Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon (3rd L),...

    Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (C) is joined by the minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins (L), the minister for Early Childhood, Katherine Ellis (2nd L), Australia's first female Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon (3rd L),... View Photo »

  9. I congratulate the Australian Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, for her leadership, and look forward to New Zealand following suit in continuing to put in place incentives to reduce tobacco uptake, and in doing so to reduce the number of deaths from smoking related disease
    SOURCE: Scoop - New Zealand News 2 months ago
  10. The Hon Nicola Roxon MP at World AIDS Day 2011 in Sydney
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  11. Sport chiefs want legal change over Optus ruling
    Sydney Morning Herald logo Sydney Morning Herald 1 week ago
    Australia's biggest sporting codes are pushing the government to change copyright law for games broadcasts.

    The chief executives of the AFL, Cricket Australia, NRL and Tennis Australia yesterday met the Communications Minister, senator Stephen Conroy, the Sports Minister, Mark Arbib, and the Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, to propose a ''simple'' amendment...

  12. Cyber crime reminder for SMEs
    Sunshine Coast Daily 1 week ago
    A new report out today identifies the most common cyber threats facing small business and outlines ways to combat them.

    Attorney General Nicola Roxon and Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice Jason Clare are reminding small businesses and their customers to be vigilant in protecting themselves against cyber crime. Ms Roxon and Mr Clare used today's 'Safer...

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About Nicola Roxon

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Nicola Louise Roxon (born 1 April 1967) is an Australian politician, and is the Minister for Health and Ageing. She has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1998, representing the Division of Gellibrand, in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was educated... Full Article

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Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard (2nd L), is joined by Australia's first female High Court judge Mary Gaudron (L), Australia's first female governor-general, Quentin Bryce (2nd R), and Australia's first female attorney-general, Nicola Roxon (R), after the prime...
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  1. Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard (2nd L), is joined by Australia's first female High Court judge Mary Gaudron (L), Australia's first female governor-general, Quentin Bryce (2nd R), and Australia's first female attorney-general, Nicola Roxon (R), after the prime... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard (2nd L), is joined by Australia's first female High Court judge Mary Gaudron (L), Australia's first female governor-general, Quentin Bryce (2nd R), and Australia's first female attorney-general, Nicola Roxon (R), after the prime...

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  2. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (C) is joined by the minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins (L), the minister for Early Childhood, Katherine Ellis (2nd L), Australia's first female Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon (3rd L), Governor-General Quentin Bryce (3rd R), the... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (C) is joined by the minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins (L), the minister for Early Childhood, Katherine Ellis (2nd L), Australia's first female Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon (3rd L), Governor-General Quentin Bryce (3rd R), the...

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  3. A woman smokes while she reads a book in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. The government introduced a groundbreaking bill to Parliament on Wednesday that would prevent tobacco companies from displaying their distinctive colors, brand designs and logos on cigarette packs in a... AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

    A woman smokes while she reads a book in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. The government introduced a groundbreaking bill to Parliament on Wednesday that would prevent tobacco companies from displaying their distinctive colors, brand designs and logos on cigarette packs in a...

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  4. Cigaret packets sporting graphic health pictures lie on a table while workers have a drink a a local pub in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. The government introduced a groundbreaking bill to Parliament on Wednesday that would prevent tobacco companies from displaying their... AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

    Cigaret packets sporting graphic health pictures lie on a table while workers have a drink a a local pub in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. The government introduced a groundbreaking bill to Parliament on Wednesday that would prevent tobacco companies from displaying their...

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  5. In this computer-generated image provided by the Minister for Health and Ageing of Australia, proposed cigarette packaging stripped of all logos and replaced with graphic images that tobacco companies in Australia will be forced to use is shown. "This plain packaging legislation is a... AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

    In this computer-generated image provided by the Minister for Health and Ageing of Australia, proposed cigarette packaging stripped of all logos and replaced with graphic images that tobacco companies in Australia will be forced to use is shown. "This plain packaging legislation is a...

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Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard (2nd L), is joined by Australia's first female High Court judge Mary Gaudron (L), Australia's first female governor-general, Quentin Bryce (2nd R), and Australia's first female attorney-general, Nicola Roxon (R), after the prime...

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  1. Frankly I think it's pretty un-Australian
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: News-Medical.net 4 weeks ago
  2. I congratulate the Australian Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, for her leadership, and look forward to New Zealand following suit in continuing to put in place incentives to reduce tobacco uptake, and in doing so to reduce the number of deaths from smoking related disease
    SOURCE: Scoop - New Zealand News 2 months ago
  3. Let there be no mistake, big tobacco is fighting against the government for one very simple reason _ because it knows, as we do, that plain packaging will work ... While it is fighting to protect its profits, we are fighting to protect lives.
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: Taiwan News 2 months ago
  4. We know that packaging remains one of the last powerful marketing tools for tobacco companies to recruit new smokers to their deadly products, but now cigarette packets will only serve as a stark reminder of the devastating health effects of smoking
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: Reuters 2 months ago
  5. You didn't see any changes to that in the MYEFO (Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook) announcements that were made yesterday and I'm confident that those commitments will continue
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: Herald Sun 2 months ago
  6. Its fitting that today, on World AIDS Day, a new HIV drug is available on PBS that can help to make it easier for Australians with HIV to manage their drug regime
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: NEWS.com.au 2 months ago
  7. Delivering a sustainable PBS that provides Australians with access to affordable medicines is a priority for the Gillard Government
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: NEWS.com.au 2 months ago
  8. During consultation with stakeholders, we concluded that there is currently not enough evidence to demonstrate that any of form of front-of-pack labelling, including traffic light labelling and the daily intake guide, provides Australians with the nutritional information they need to make informed choic...
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: Medindia Health News 2 months ago
  9. We are not convinced that the current evidence establishes the effectiveness of either traffic light warning or the daily intake guides that are being used by some in industry now
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: The Age 2 months ago
  10. This latest update shows that more people are now receiving their elective surgery and fewer people are waiting longer than 12 months
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: The Courier Mail 2 months ago
  11. We know that immunization is fundamental to a child’s lifelong health and that’s why we want to make sure that children are immunized at the right time. We want to see all Australian kids growing up healthy, and immunization is essential to that.
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: Healthzone.ca 2 months ago
  12. Parents want to give their kids the best start in life
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: Healthzone.ca 2 months ago
  13. We know that, just as many smokers are addicted to tobacco and nicotine, the tobacco companies are addicted to litigation ... But I call on them today to consider respecting the will of the parliament. Both houses, and all parties, supported this legislation.
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: The Daily Telegraph 2 months ago
  14. Plain packaging means that the glamour is gone from smoking and cigarettes are now exposed for what they are: killer products that destroy thousands of Australian families
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2 months ago
  15. The government has received comprehensive legal advice about this matter and are confident with our position
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: TVNZ 2 months ago
  16. Big tobacco is ignoring the will of the Australian parliament and is prioritising their profits over the lives of everyday Australians with this action. Big tobacco must curb their addiction to legal action
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: Wall Street Journal 2 months ago
  17. But I call on them today to consider respecting the will of the parliament. Both houses, and all parties, have supported this legislation.
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: The Age 2 months ago
  18. Big tobacco has made it a habit to challenge Australian government tobacco controls over the decade
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 2 months ago
  19. We remain in close discussions with the cross benches, but I think realistically that will not be reached this year
    – Nicola Roxon SOURCE: The Courier Mail 2 months ago
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