The Coalition’s Plan To Kill The Illicit Tobacco Market And Smash The Gangs
September 03, 2026 by liberal.org.au
The Coalition’s Plan To Kill The Illicit Tobacco Market And Smash The Gangs
Australia’s illicit tobacco crisis cannot be solved by raids alone. The Coalition’s plan recognises a hard lesson: organised crime thrives where taxes create huge margins, legal alternatives are restricted and consumers are pushed outside regulated channels. Cutting criminal profit must go hand in hand with bringing vapes and nicotine pouches into an accountable adult market. Public health is stronger when enforcement, taxation and harm reduction all point in the same direction.
11.00% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 2.4 million current smokers in Australia 12.90% of men are current smokers but only 9.30% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
