Leaked trade pact proposals may rattle health initiatives already in place

By Harriet Alexander
Updated November 2 2014 - 4:08am, first published November 1 2014 - 4:01pm
Could plain packaging be scrapped? Photo: Nic Walker
Could plain packaging be scrapped? Photo: Nic Walker

Groundbreaking public health initiatives such as plain cigarette packaging would be assigned to the past if the federal government signs up to leaked versions of a proposed trade pact between Pacific nations, according to academic modelling.