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Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030

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Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030
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Company pushes for lower excise and claims threats warrant secrecy, while critics say it has ‘no interest in public health or safety’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTobacco giant Philip Morris told a secret Senate hearing that soaring trade in illegal cigarettes would wipe out legal products in Australia as soon as 2030, claiming executives’ identities should be kept secret because of threats from organised crime.Labor criticised Coalition MPs for allowing the company

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