CAMEO+ eventPOLITICAL2026-05-05🇦🇺

Philip Morris warns secret Senate hearing could end Australia’s legal tobacco trade by 2030

source: Philip Morris -> target: Australia Senate inquiry

On 2026-05-05, Philip Morris gave evidence in a secret Senate hearing in Canberra on illegal tobacco, warning that soaring illicit cigarette trade could wipe out Australia’s legal tobacco market by 2030. The closed-door session involved the Australia Senate inquiry and was criticized by Labor MPs as a break with long-standing transparency precedent.

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CanberraAustralian Capital TerritoryOceaniaAustraliaOceania-35.281, 149.130
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