How $40-a-Pack Cigarettes Pushed Australians to the Black Market

[MrBirdman]

Excellent article. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/world/asia/how-40-a-pack-cigarettes-pushed-australians-to-the-black-market.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlA.RzYj.142YyDuDLlER&smid=url-share

[yossie]

I have no idea on cigar pricing in Aussie though. That sounds to me that a pack of cigarettes is more expensive than a cigar. 

[El Presidente]

5 hours ago, MrBirdman said:

Excellent article. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/world/asia/how-40-a-pack-cigarettes-pushed-australians-to-the-black-market.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlA.RzYj.142YyDuDLlER&smid=url-share

Some of my deck lads enjoy a dart/durrie. They all buy black market. Price ranges from $6.60 USD to 9 USD for a pack of 25. 

[JohnS]

Thank you @MrBirdman for this article. We have on occasion brought this sort of news (unique to Australia) to our members' attention, of recent times. When it's reported in the New York Times; however, it does start to suggest that the Australian Government will need to address this problem of their own making.