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Australia’s illicit tobacco crisis is giving Big Tobacco renewed political access, with companies lobbying for excise cuts as the Coalition and One Nation propose slashing the tax, Christina Watts writes. #Tobacco #PublicHealth #auspol

22/10/26, 3:21 am4 reposts7 likes

Jim Pembroke

@jimpembroke.bsky.social

And tougher enforcement in Qld and SA shows illicit tobacco markets can be disrupted. Driving sales back to the legal market restores excise revenue, which can help fund further enforcement. Gotta sustain pressure so the illicit trade is degraded further. #auspol