Graphic ads to tackle smoking

May 31, 2007: Quit has launched its first M rated advertisement to warn people about the dangers of smoking.

April 9, 2008: Health Minister Nicola Roxton announces a special task force to tackle smoking, obesity and binge drinking in the community.

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December 19, 2007: Two young men of a Geelong based rock band were killed in the crash of their tour van on the Pacific Highway, near Coffs Harbour.

March 11, 2008: Zoos around the globe have united at Sydney's Taronga Zoo to tackle to problem of dwindling frog numbers.

September 14, 2007: Dale Paget reports from Manly NSW, where the local council has plans to take a ban on smoking outdoors to the rest of the country.

March 10, 2008: The Federal Government is getting behind a massive campaign to educate young drinkers about the dangers of binge drinking.

January 21, 2008: Savage cuts in public spending are on the way with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today unveiling his plan to tackle inflation in his first major economic speech as prime minister.

March 11, 2008: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has set aside $53 million to tackle the nation's worsening binge drinking epidemic.