Government extends smoking bans

Train and tram commuters will no longer have to put up with passive smoke as they wait, with bans to roll out early next year.
Fines will be enforced for all those caught smoking on train platforms and at raised tram stops.
Meanwhile, further bans around public transport stops are being considered with the new restrictions to take effect from early next year.
Health Minister David Davis said all public transport users would benefit from this move.
“The community will welcome this,” he said.
“Families and children shouldn’t be exposed to second-hand smoke, should be able to travel on our transport system without having to encounter smoking and second-hand smoke.”
Quit Victoria's Fiona Sharkie agreed with Mr Davis.
“We know that children and teenagers are heavy users of public transport, and we also know that the less children see of smoking, the less likely they are to start smoking themselves,” she told 3AW News.