While sales of nicotine patches and smoking alternatives have risen, Chantix seems to be the preference for smokers trying to stop.
"You don't want a shootout on an airplane, and historically, our preference has always been to stop the terrorists before they get on the aircraft," Mr. O'Connor said.
The government's reforms will change how people can vote for the upper house, and are meant to stop complicated preference deals that advantage minor parties.
Should we accept the start of very violent demonstrations by a minority, defeated fair and square in elections, trying to stop the preferences of the majority from being implemented?
Given that skepticism usually implies a willingness to think critically about something - including one's beliefs, preferences and choices - an unwillingness to stop thinking about the positives and negatives of the person you are likely to vote for can be seen as a good thing.
The Senate vote will be according to new optional preferential rules, designed to stop the "gaming" of preference flows which saw the election of micro-party candidates on tiny proportions of the vote.
In a statement, the Home Builders Federation, which organised the pledge by major developers to stop giving overseas buyers preference, said: "The industry is building thousands of desperately needed homes in the capital, in all areas and for a range of budgets, and is fully committed to ensuring UK buyers are prioritised on all developments.
We have to stop shaming people for their preferences and interests and needs and desires.
"The Labor party are trying to stop individuals from deciding their own preferences," said the industry minister, Christopher Pyne.
The naming and shaming is unlikely to stop, regardless of the president's preferences.
