will Australia follow......?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/09/new-zealand-to-ban-smoking-for-next-generation-in-bid-to-outlaw-habit-by-2025

New Zealand to ban smoking for next generation in bid to outlaw habit by 2025

Legislation will mean people currently aged 14 and under will never be able to legally purchase tobacco

New legislation means the legal smoking age will increase every year, to create a smoke-free generation of New Zealanders, associate health minister Dr Ayesha Verrall said on Thursday.

“This is a historic day for the health of our people,” she said.