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1. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Becky Freeman

   One Nation wants to cut the tobacco tax. Would that curb the illicit cigarette market? (opens the original)

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   One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for a 75% cut to the tobacco tax and a freeze on any price indexation of the tax for three years. Hanson said this would make cigarettes cheaper and so undercut Australia’s growing illicit tobacco market. One Nation argues this would bring a packet of cigarettes currently selling for about A$46.50 down to roughly $21 or $22. That’s if the tax cut is passed on in full to consumers. That “if” matters. Tobacco companies, not governments, set the retail pr

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2. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Becky Freeman

   Despite claims smoking has made a comeback, just 5.6% of Australians now smoke daily (opens the original)

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   Have you noticed more smoking on screens lately? Social media feeds are littered with images of celebrities smoking at fashion events, in music videos, at parties and on the cover of Vanity Fair. Just as 1990s fashion has made a comeback, it can feel like cigarettes are having a major cultural resurgence. But social media posts aren’t a proxy for research and data. The latest National Drug Strategy Household Survey results released today tell a far more important story: smoking rates in Australi

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