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Tobacco black market in Australia now at $10b

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ABC News reports: Illicit, excise-evading cigarettes now comprise half of the cancer-inducing products sold to Australia’s 2.7 million smokers. A study published by FTI Consulting put it at 39.4 per cent in 2024, up from 14 per cent six years ago, but an update for the month of June puts the figure at 50 per cent. And, according to studies of wastewater, nicotine consumption in Australia, including vaping, is at an all-time high. We can now con…
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Tobacco black market in Australia now at $10b

ABC News reports: Illicit, excise-evading cigarettes now comprise half of the cancer-inducing products sold to Australia’s 2.7 million smokers. A study published by FTI Consulting put it at 39.4 per cent in 2024, up from 14 per cent six years ago, but an update for the month of June puts the figure at 50 per cent. And, according to studies of wastewater, nicotine consumption in Australia, including vaping, is at an all-time high. We can now con…

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Kiwiblog broke the news in on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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