Simon Chapman
Simon Chapman emeritus professor of public health at the University of Sydney. He was honoured to be named in 2014 by the Institute of Public Affairs as one of Australia’s all time Dirty Dozen Opponents of Freedom. His most recent book for Sydney University Press is Quit smoking weapons of mass distraction (2022)
Simon Chapman's articles (2 total)
Cutting tobacco tax will not stop Australia’s illegal cigarette trade
Proposals to slash Australia’s tobacco excise ignore the basic economics of the illegal cigarette market, where untaxed products would remain dramatically cheaper even if tobacco taxes were heavily reduced.
Lowering tobacco tax to make illegal tobacco sales 'disappear overnight': At last we have a proposed figure and it’s an absolute doozie
Last week Ross Fitzgerald wrote a piece here titled Time to get real on taxing cigarettes and restricting vapes.