Australia dodged a bullet Some good news: Tasmanian legislation to raise the age of smoking from 18 to 21 has gone down, in flames, in the Tasmanian Parliament. The bill was voted down 11 votes to 3. Redefining adults to be children is a very popular notion with nanny staters Malcolm Ex Malcolm Turnbull dumped as chair of NSW climate change advisory board Malcolm Turnbull dumped from NSW government climate advisory role. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email