Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

I'm not disputing what you're saying. I'm trying to understand what the government's understanding is of the percentage of tobacco use in Australia that is legal and the percentage of tobacco that is being accessed through illicit or black market channels. With a great amount of respect, I don't think there's any difference between the harm that's caused by a packet of cigarettes that has been bought in a legally regulated shop and a packet of cigarettes that's been bought illegally under the counter. I'm not seeking to debate the merits of smoking or not. I'm seeking to understand how many people in Australia are accessing their tobacco or cigarettes via black market channels.