Retailers will soon need a licence to sell cigarettes. But more is needed to control the illegal trade
- Written by Coral Gartner, Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
Ivan Semenovych/ShutterstockDubbed “the tobacco wars”, the illegal trade in untaxed tobacco products is reportedly booming in Australia.
Some people see buying these cheap cigarettes as a way to save money. But as this week’s ABC Four Corners reported, it comes at great cost to the community, with fire-bombings, murder, serious...





