In 2006, the Australian government's Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources banned the "smoko" from its Canberra offices, prompting then Health Minister Tony Abbott to declare that the "smoko has had its day".
2006 schaffte das Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources der australischen Regierung die "smokos" in seinen Büros in Canberra ab, was den Gesundheitsminister Tony Abbott zu der Aussage veranlasste "smoko has had its day" ("Smoko gehört der Vergangenheit an").