August 28, 2026 — 4:04pm

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Labor senators have accused the Coalition of being prepared to let young Australians become addicted to nicotine while taking donations from “big tobacco” in a report used by conservative parties to demand a deep cut to tobacco excise.

In searing dissenting comments for a Senate committee report that its Coalition majority argued for reducing excise on top of tougher policing of illicit cigarette outlets and overturning the ban on vapes, Labor said the opposition wanted to back vested interests’ ability to “flog”…

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