# DEEP DIVE: Has illicit tobacco got us back on ciggies?

An episode of [Hack](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/78995043), 24 Jul 2026, 17 min.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mq/Z/i0.mp3

Across the country, illicit tobacco is cheap and accessible - which is down to a booming black market. But even though most of the nicotine consumed in Australia is illicit, smoking rates have reached a historic low. In this week's Deep Dive, we unpack how illicit tobacco is impacting smoking habits. Guests: • Becky Freeman, Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney Get the whole story from hack: • Follow us on Instagram and TikTok • Subscribe to the hack podcast • Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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