I respectfully request either a breathalyzer test or possibly an eye exam for D. Malone for his Australian adventure. Having lived in Australia, and recently returned to visit relatives, I question his observations. Most pubs have air the color of burning autumn leaves and stale as last week's poker game.
Young children smoke openly and most teens in the cities have to have their smokes.
Very young girls dangle cigarettes from their mouths in what appears to be a ploy to look older. What they actually prove is that if they were older they probably would not be able to dangle cigarettes that long as parts of them may object. Having been up and down the coast from Sydney and over much of Western Australia, I think I can safely say that the Aussies are no better than their U S counterparts. It is true that there are areas that are kept in great shape. Perth is a goof example.