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Coral Gartner, Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland

Retailers will soon need a licence to sell cigarettes. But more is needed to control the illegal trade

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Dubbed “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 crimes funded by illegal sales and a loss of crucial government funding for community services.

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