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Indonesia becomes fifth country in WTO fight over Australia’s tobacco law

Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ September 23, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment

The Australian Government has re-affirmed its commitment to tobacco plain packaging laws, in the face of a new challenge to the policy by Indonesia. The World Trade Organisation says Indonesia has made a formal request for consultations with Australia on the issue, which under the Geneva-based organisation’s rules is the first step towards a full-blown … Continue reading →

August 13 1926 Fidel Castro born

Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ August 13, 2012 ⋅ 7 Comments

On August 13th 1926, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro was born in the Oriente province of eastern Cuba. The son of a Spanish immigrant who had made a fortune building rail systems to transport sugar cane, Fidel attended Roman Catholic boarding schools in Santiago de Cuba. He became involved in revolutionary politics while he was a … Continue reading →

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