Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

In the absence of a question, I am trying to think about useful information that I may provide to Senator Tyrrell. I will say this, and I made reference to this in my answer to your primary question: one in three people who vape are likely to take up smoking, and that is why we see these two issues as interlinked. It's why it is now unlawful to supply, manufacture, import or sell a vape outside of a pharmacy setting, and it's also why, at the same time, we are cracking down on illicit tobacco and we're putting the people who profit from this black market on notice.

We recently announced an additional sum of money, $156 million, to help tackle the tobacco black market, and that comes on top of an existing investment of $188.5 million that we made in January 2024, which provided resources for a major Border Force crackdown and strengthened cooperation between the Commonwealth, states and territories. (Time expired)