Is there anything our government does right?
Having single-handedly created a monster black market valued at $5.6 billion (ranging from $4.1 billion to $6.9 billion), Canberra now wants to take a piece of the action.
Up to 1.5 million Australians are predicted to be buying cigarettes on the black market in what has been described as a “national catastrophe” that risks smoking rates going up for the first time in more than 30 years and jeopardising future budget investments.
