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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (part 2 of 2)

4 May 2026

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Contents updated on 22 Oct 2026

Public health organisations respond to senators on whether tobacco excise settings fuel illicit trade, reject calls to lower taxes, and instead advocate stronger enforcement, licensing and penalties, before condemning Philip Morris’s lobbying and its in‑camera evidence as inconsistent with WHO FCTC Article 5.3 and long‑standing industry tactics to weaken regulation.

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Health NGOs on excise, illicit market and FCTC

40:53

Colbeck vs health NGOs — excise, Fraser Institute and illicit market

40:53

Steele-John: Philip Morris tactics and FCTC Article 5.3

01:09:52

Freight, industry groups and border enforcement settings

01:18:16

Freight and Trade Alliance & Ai Group — scale of illicit market and border systems

01:18:16

Colbeck–Freight Q&A: direct payments, piggybacking and Printwall impacts

01:29:13

Stewart–Ai Group: landlord powers, national coordination and workforce checks

01:41:36

Drug policy academics on excise, illicit market and harm reduction

01:53:32

Drug policy academics — opening on black market, equity and harm reduction

01:53:32

Cox challenges excise cuts — price gap and organised crime profits

02:05:59

Excise debate continues — Canadian cannabis analogy and independence from industry

02:16:59

Duniam supports mixed strategy — tax, safer products and enforcement

02:22:50

Cox presses for evidence base; Deakin research on illicit nicotine

02:29:01

Colbeck on perpetual enforcement; call for independent excise review and structural reforms

02:33:10

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (part 2 of 2)

4 May 2026

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Mon, 4 May 2026 Australian Parliament

40:53 - 41:07

Speaker 38

You hanging around, as we had some other committee things to resolve. I will give the call to senator Colbeck to continue asking some questions that he had for you.

41:08 - 41:34

Speaker 4

I just wanna very quickly, and it won't take long, go this, piece of research done in 2010 by the Fraser Institute in Canada. And just so that we don't get caught in a... An ugly circle, The first question I'll ask is do you have any issues with that organization and a relationship with tobacco?

41:35 - 41:37

Speaker 2

In relation to which organization? Fraser's?

41:37 - 41:38

The Fraser Institute.

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