The National Health and Medical Research Council has funded Professor Wayne Hall (University of Queensland) and Professor Simon Chapman (University of Sydney) for three years 2006-2008, to research aspects of the future of tobacco control, particularly in nations with advanced tobacco control programs like Australia. Dr Coral Gartner (UQ) and Ms Becky Freeman (USyd) are also working on the project.

The University of Queensland's eSpace site provides links to papers and data appendices produced by the University of Queensland team on the project.

This page provides material relevant to this project produced by the University of Sydney group and will be updated as it progresses.

Papers and Pre-prints

Gartner CE, Hall WD, Chapman S, Freeman B. Should the health community promote smokeless tobacco (snus) as a harm reduction measure? PLoS Medicine 2007;4(7)e185 doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040185 [you can listen here to a Radio 6PR Perth interview of Coral Gartner (11.12mins & 10.2mb) & Simon Chapman (11.06mins & 10.1mb) discussing this paper]

Chapman S. Repealing Australia's ban on smokeless tobacco? Hasten slowly. Med J Aust. 2008 Jan 7;188(1):47-9.

Chapman S. Falling smoking prevalence: how low can we go? Tobacco Control 2007;16:145-7.

Chapman S, Freeman B. Review: Markers of the denormalisation of smoking and the tobacco industry. Tobacco Control 2008;17:25-31.

Chapman S. Going too far? Exploring the limits of smoking regulations. Debate at William Mitchell School of Law, St Paul Minnesota. Join the debate here

Chapman S. Evidence, ethics, hubris and the future of second-hand smoke policy. Tob Control. 2007 Apr;16(2):73-4.

Chapman S. Benefits and risks in ending regulatory exceptionalism for tobacco. Tob Control. 2008 Apr;17(2):73-4.

Chapman S. Review: Global perspective on tobacco control. Part II. The future of tobacco control: making smoking history? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2008 Jan;12(1):8-12.

Freeman B, Chapman S. Is YouTube telling or selling you something? Tobacco content on the YouTube video sharing website. Tobacco Control 2007;16:207-10 (see denial from BAT that they are funding pro-smoking clips and a YouTube exploration of the subject)

Freeman B, Chapman S. Tobacco promotion invades new media. The Lancet Oncology 2007;8(11):973-4.

Freeman B, Chapman S. Gone viral? Heard the buzz? A guide for public health practitioners and researchers on how Web 2.0 can subvert advertising restrictions and spread health information. J Epidemiol Comm Health 2008;62:778-82.

Freeman B, Chapman S, Rimmer M. Review: The case for the plain packaging of tobacco products. Addiction 2008;103(4):580-90. An illustrated report can also be downloaded here.

Freeman B. World: The pack is where it's at. Tob Control 2008;17:298-9.

Freeman B, Chapman S, Storey P. Banning smoking in cars carrying children: An analytical history of a public health advocacy campaign. Australia New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2008;32:60-5.

Chapman S, Freeman B. Why has smoking in Australian youth never been lower? In: Bennett DL, Towns SJ, Elliott EJ, Merrick J, eds. Challenges in adolescent health An Australian perspective. Victoria, BC: Int Acad Press 2008.

Freeman B, Chapman S. Chapter 11 Advertising and promotion. Tobacco in Australia: Facts and issues. Melbourne: VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control (in press).

Barnsley K, Freeman B. Chapter 15 Smokefree environments. Tobacco in Australia: Facts and issues. Melbourne: VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control (in press).

Freeman B. USA: not so pretty in pink. Tob Control 2007;16(2):75-6.