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EPISODE · Jul 27, 2026 · 23 MIN

Is the strategy for tackling smoking rates still working?

from Life Matters - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The number of Australians who smoke regularly has fallen to a historic low, with just 5.6 per cent of those over 14 identifying as daily smokers. The data, from the Australian Insitute of Health and Welfare, provides the best indication of smoking rates that we have.But with the increase in the black market trade for tobacco, do we still have a clear picture of what's going on?

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