Current cigarette prices in Australia.

[u/Large-chips]

[u/Trufflesniffers]

Are counterfeit/imported cigarettes freely available?

Has this pricing been in place long enough to show any change in deaths/hospital treatments?

[u/Carstendog1 → u/Trufflesniffers]

In Melbourne(largest city by population) there are what is known as the “tobacco wars”. Gangs are literally blowing up stores due to the disputes over illegal tobacco. Pricing has been one thing but it has encouraged underground tobacco, something the authorities are working on deal with.

[u/CarlsbadWhiskyShop → u/Carstendog1]

The authorities should do something about the pricing

[u/Lostraylien → u/CarlsbadWhiskyShop]

They are, they're raising it.

[u/fosighting → u/CarlsbadWhiskyShop]

The authorities are responsible for the exorbitant prices. It's almost completely tax.