https://www.afr.com/wealth/tax/australia-s-10b-tobacco-mistake-that-s-helping-criminals-thrive-20250203-p5l94e

Please read – Australia’s $10b tobacco mistake that’s helping criminals thrive… The guilty party? Australia’s tobacco taxes

Unless and until we pair our tobacco taxes with matchingly strong enforcement, we’ll keep failing to fight illegal tobacco and cut smoking rates.

Chris Richardson Economist