Tobacco retail sales are plummeting but it's not because people have quit smoking | 7.30

For nearly three decades Australia has managed to push down the daily smoking rate thanks to plain packaging laws and steep tax increases. But recently something's changed. The smoking rate is no longer declining, with many now turning to cheaper, illegal cigarettes sold on the black market. 7.30’s Mike Lorigan reports. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-1... Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia