y'know I wouldn't mind so much if they taxed alcohol as hard as they tax tobacco. beer, wine and spirits all cause a large range of cancers from the mouth and nose along oesophagus through the stomach and to the bowls as well as liver, pancreas and numerous other medical problems.
I just love noticing the different noses people acquire through lives of 'tasting' wine. the grog cost Asus much more than tobacco related health and social problems. but they're too scared of the voter backlash if they started the campaign to educate Aussies on the dangers of the drink.
yeh.... someone is bringing in many large jet loads of durries and making a mountain of cash.... you're spot on.
