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"In our opinion, [after taxation] the other two regulatory environment changes that concern the industry the most are homogenous packaging and below-the-counter sales. Both would significantly restrict the industry's ability to promote their products." Morgan Stanley Research (2007)
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2011
18 minute interview on wind farms and health 2SER-FM 6 Mar 2012
Chapman S. Aboilish duty free tobacco & no butts about it. ABC-On-Line 3 April 2012
Chapman S. Why even 'wowsers' argue about smoke bans. Sydney Morning Herald 23 Feb 2012
Chapman S. UK quit smoking campaign comes under fire. Croakey 22 Feb 2012.
Chapman S. Why do researchers donate their time and money to help private conference organizers make big bucks? Crikey 15 Nov 2011
Chapman S. interview on ABC AM on unassisted smoking cessation 4 Jan 2012
Chapman S. Much angst over wind farms is just hot air. Sydney Morning Herald 21 Dec 2011
Chapman S. The world is no longer Big Tobacco's ashtray. ABC-Unleashed 24 Nov 2011
Lengthy interview with myself, BAT spokesman Scott Macintyre & health Minister Nicola Roxon on palin packs 10/11/2010 Radio JJJ Sydney and a report on the passage of plain packaging in Nature
30 minute ABC radio documentary on history of tobacco legislation in Australia, including plain packaging 19 Oct 2011
Chapman S. The web of vested interests behind the anti wind farm lobby.Crikey 13 Oct 2011
Chapman S. We need a nanny state (video of debate at University of Sydney Aug 2011) -1hr 40mins
Chapman S. Should smoking be banned? ABC interview 12 July 2011
Chapman S. Windfarms will make your children hate school apparently. Crikey 6 July 2011
Plain packaging - two views, seminar at the Sydney Institute, 14 June 2011, Simon Chapman & Ainslie Oselen, podcast and Simon Chapman's powerpoint presentation
Chapman, S. Factoids and legal bollocks in war against plain packaging. Crikey, 9 June 2011
License...To smoke? ABC Radio interview with Simon Chapman, ABC Radio Perth, 2 June 2011 (link to audio file)
Chapman, S. Don't ban tobacco, license it, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May 20011
Freeman, B and Chapman, S. The evidence is in - plain cigarette packs turn young smokers off, The Conversation, 24 May 2011
Chapman, S. Tobacco lobby's plain-pack threat not based on reality. Crikey, 17 May 2011
Chapman, S. Ignore big tobacco's absurd fight against plain packs. New Scientist, 2 May 2011
Chapman S. Factoids and legal bollocks in the war against plain packaging. Crikey 9 June 2011
Chapman S. BATs ad campaign against plain packs: pull the other leg. Crikey 30 May 2011
Chapman S (interview) A licensing scheme to make smokers but out for good. The Conversation 23 May 2011 see also http://www.sciencealert.com.au/opinions/20112505-22187.html
Chapman S. Wind turbine sickness prevented by money drug. ABC Unleashed 29 Mar 2011.
Chapman S. Creating false diversions. Croakey 3 Mar 2011
Chapman S. Patient consent in spectator surgery not the only consideration. Sydney Morning Herald 31 Jan 2011
2010
Cancer scare is all in the testing. The Sydney Morning Herald 27 July 2010.
Should smokers be licensed? Read the argument here
Chapman S. Academic bloodsport at Melbourne University. Crikey 2010;June 3.
Chapman S. Busting an ABC headline, and a myth about women and smoking. Croakey 2010;May 24
Chapman S. Pied Piper of tobacco marketing breathes his last. Canberra Times 14 May 2010
Chapman S. Is the health conference industry exploiting the public sector? Crikey 30 Apr 2010
Freeman B, Chapman S. On ciggies, Australia the world leader in public health reform, Crikey 30 April 2010
Freeman B, Chapman S. At last, truth in cigarette advertising. Sydney Morning Herald National Times 2010, April 29.
Chapman S. Plain packs: tobacco industry bares its butts to bluff Rudd. Crikey 5 Mar 2010
Chapman S. Turn up the heat on solariums. Sydney Morning Herald (National Times) 1 Mar 2010.
Chapman S. Can wind farms make people sick? Croakey 23 Feb 2010.
Chapman S. Smoking racket. ABC Unleashed 10 Feb 2010
Chapman S. British American Tobacco report: more holes than a sieve. Croakey 2010 Feb 8
Chapman S. Travel reduction targets. ABC Unleashed 21 Jan 2010
Chapman S. Time to end smoking break exceptionalism. Sydney Morning Herald (National Times) 12 Jan 2010.
2009
Chapman S. Nerve-sparing surgery for prostate cancer in trouble. Crikey 20 Oct 2009
Chapman S, Barratt A. Irresponsible prostate proposal ignores risk of harm to men. Sydney Morning Herald 24 Sep 2009
Chapman S. Prevention: a track record to die for. Sydney Morning Herald 2 Sept 2009
Chapman S. You don't put the fox in charge of the chicken coop ABC online "Unleashed" 25 Aug 2009.
Chapman S. Actually, prevention has been a spectacular success. Crikey 29 July 2009.
Chapman S. Why increasing tobacco tax is good for the poor. Croakey 2 June 2009
Chapman S. Why convenience stores are puling our legs. Croakey 25 May 2009
Chapman S. Film truths should include smoking. Sydney Morning Herald Apr 27 2009
Chapman S. Are breast cancer screening benefits being oversold? Crikey 20 Feb 2009;
Chapman S. Thank you for drinking despite the hazards. Sydney Morning Herald 2009; 21 Jan
2008
Chapman S. Can British American Tobacco lie straight in bed? Crikey 26 Nov 2008
Chapman S. Taking a stab at lung disease: whose numbers do you believe? Crikey 18 Nov 2008
Chapman S.(speech) Useless and useful research: reflections on 17 years of research editing and a lifetime of public health advocacy. Plenary address to Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada, November 208 (warning 40MB)
Chapman S. Tobacco ad defense shouldn't be allowed to protect junk food. Crikey 24 Oct 2008.
Chapman S, Freeman B. Kill the tobacco industry, or it will keep killing. Sydney Morning Herald Oct 2 2008
Chapman S. What John Howard could teach the US about gun control. Crikey 9 Sept 2008
Chapman S. Athletes fight back over McDonald's games ads. Crikey Aug 15 2008
Chapman S. The AMA vs the film industry. Crikey
Chapman S. Pay smokers to quit. New Matilda 2008 23 May
Chapman S. A tick for Maccas, but is your ticker the winner. Sydney Morning Herald 2008; 5 Feb.
2007
Chapman S. Prostate screening not worth it. Sydney Morning Herald 5 Nov 2007;
Chapman S. Reduced risk just a smokescreen. Sydney Morning Herald 29 Aug 2007
Interview with Nick Freudenberg, City University of New York
Chapman S. Love your heart, love your Big Mac. Crikey 2007; April 20. (critique of a McDonalds' Big Mac ad, and the association of the company with the Heart Foundation). See the ad here.
Chapman S. Let's not confuse health and morality. Australian. 2007; Mar 20.
Chapman S. Prostate screening not worth it. Sydney Morning Herald 5 Nov 2007;
Chapman S. Reduced risk just a smokescreen. Sydney Morning Herald 29 Aug 2007
2006
Chapman S. BAT and corporate social responsibility. 2006 Jul.
Chapman S. BAT should butt out of smoking 'reforms'. Canberra Times 2006;May 18:15.
2005
Chapman S. How big tobacco thumbs its nose at the ACCC. Crikey 2005; Aug 23.
Chapman S. Fruit-flavoured cigarettes highlight and industry smokescreen. Canberra Times 2005; July 29.
Chapman S. A symphony of giving but the trumpet blowing's a bit overdone. Sydney Morning Herald 2005; Jan 10:12.
Chapman S. Light cigarettes - deadly despite the name. Sydney Morning Herald 2005; Feb 24:13.
Chapman S. Pub smoking in Australia: 20 years of fiddling and burning Part 1 Online Opinion.
Chapman S. Pub smoking in Australia: The pubs fight back - all foam, no beer Part 2 Online Opinion.
2004
Chapman S. Gone in a puff of smoke. On-line Opinion 2004; Dec 30.
Chapman S, Ooi E. Does the reporting of cancer research create hope for patients or hype? Online Opinion 2004; Jan 14.
Chapman S. There are worse fates than death. We should focus research on quality of life. Online Opinion 2004; Jan 12.
Chapman S. Cool as can be, until deadly reality behind the myths is revealed. Sydney Morning Herald 2004; Feb 25.
Chapman S. Take heed of Bacon's warning. The Australian 2004; June 21:9
Chapman S. Corporate responsibility is fast becoming a smokefree zone. Sydney Morning Herald 2004; Aug 5.
Chapman S. Why we must stamp on the burning butt. Sydney Morning Herald 2004; Sept 20:13.
On-line Opinion 2003; Nov 4.
Chapman S. Prostate of confusion. Sydney Morning Herald 2003; May 8.
Chapman S. The battle against cancer needs more than a Sartorian fix. Sydney Morning Herald 2003; 25 April:12.
2002
Chapman S. Through the barrel of a gun, a distorted view of violent crime. Sydney Morning Herald 2002; 12 Nov:13.
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