Senate debates Questions without Notice

Crime: Illicit Tobacco


Jonathon Duniam

Jonathon Duniam Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry

2:33 pm

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Watt. Given the rapid acceleration in the illicit tobacco trade in the years of the Albanese government and all of the dangerous black market and organised crime activity associated with it, does the minister accept that the lack of any meaningful or decisive practical action by your government is severely hampering state and territory governments' efforts to shut down this illegal activity within their jurisdictions.