Since Australian laws banning smoking indoors came into effect we have enjoyed the benefits of clean air as we eat, work and play. Public demand for extending the same policies to outdoor public spaces has been increasing, but Anita Tang from Cancer Council NSW, asks why New South Wales has been slow to act.

 

On a wet Thursday evening this week, over 60 people chose to attend a 30 minute discussion in NSW Parliament rather than head home for dinner with their family, attend the Christmas celebrations in the city or catch up on their late night shopping.

Why? What was the attraction in Parliament that evening?