Many have been surprised to learn the total cost for the...

Many have been surprised to learn the total cost for the cigarettes that asylum seekers choose to buy with their allowance is $1.5million.

The government says they must finance the daily lives of asylum seekers processed on shore.

Critics from the coalition claim that the spending is hypocritical while the government also funds ant-smoking campaigns.

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