That is why we see simple examples such as—11 August, 106 locations, 106 persons of interest, 107,000 cigarettes, 1,440 vapes and 11 stores closed. In the same way, from 1 July to 31 May, Border Force have seized more than two billion illicit cigarettes and 268 tonnes of loose-leaf tobacco.

When those opposite put forward their policy, there was one thing that said it all: they never modelled what the impact would be on nicotine use in Australia. They never modelled that, for the very simple reason that they know all too well that the exact impact of what they are proposing would be an increase in tobacco consumption in Australia.