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Australia Rejects Far-Right Call to Slash Cigarette Taxes by 75%
Australia’s government rejected One Nation party’s call to slash cigarette taxes by 75% to reduce prices and cut crime. Instead, the government argued for an intensified struggle against illegal tobacco flooding the country.
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