Government wins on tobacco packaging

Four multinational tobacco companies have lost their quest to stub out the Gillard Government's plain packaging laws.

British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris and Imperial Tobacco took their fight against the drab green boxes - designed to deter smokers - to the full bench of the High Court in April.

But in a win for the Government, a majority ruling by the High Court today, 15 August 2012, dismissed their case.

The court also ruled the tobacco companies pay the Government's costs.

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