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"We're well on the way to not having any legal tobacco sold in Australia." In the last federal budget, forecast excise revenue was revised down from $14.7 billion in 2026-27 to $10.7 billion by 2027-28
This is thanks to dopamine, the neurotransmitter that powers the brains desire circuit, triggering energy, enthusiasm, and motivation for the future
Since then, 39 other countries have adopted similar requirements for pictorial warnings on cigarettes including Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Chile, Thailand, Egypt, Iran, Panama, and Uruguay, which has the worlds most stringent warnings covering 80 percent of all cigarette packaging