Based on wastewater testing, @ABSStats estimates the share of tobacco consumption from illicit sources in Australia has risen from 12% in 2017 to a staggering 80% in 2025.
Despite repeated tobacco excise hikes, the quantity of nicotine consumed per person has increased by 22%.
So, it’s finally official - no Beer Spot for New Lynn.
Another example of the monopoly getting in the way of great local hospo.
https://t.co/1e0IOxtGOc
This morning, Radio NZ played a long ABC piece on a new Australian study on vaping.
Shame that neither RNZ nor the ABC checked the Science Media Centre's review of that study.
Let's have a look at what the SMC's experts had to say.
News | New Zealand Cricket (NZC) will pursue the proposed NZ20 franchise league as the preferred option for its domestic T20 competition.
https://t.co/mQLDnNVIZV
@actparty@EricCrampton Not Simon Court's bill though 😥
A shame it wasn't incorporated too.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Repeal of Licensing Trust Monopolies) Amendment Bill
https://t.co/WGQvDo0fis
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