Australia welcomes plain cigarette packaging 'win' An Australian law requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging has received a boost after an international tribunal said it would not hear a tobacco company's legal challenge.The government in Canberra on Friday welcomed the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration to refuse jurisdiction over a case brought by smoking giant Philip Morris."Plain packaging is a legitimate public health measure, which is consistent with Australia's international legal obligations," said Rural Health Minister Fiona Nash, who is responsible for tobacco policy."We welcome the unanimous decision by the tribunal agreeing with Australia's position that it has no jurisdiction to hear Philip Morris's claim," she said in a statement."Smoking does untold harm to Australians, causing deaths from cancer
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