On average, a pack of cigarettes in Australia costs between $40 and $50 AUD, depending on the brand and taxes
While herbal cigarettes are often marketed as a safer alternative, its important to note that no form of smoking is completely risk-free
By raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21, we are giving young people more time to develop a maturity and better understanding of how dangerous smoking can be and that it is better to not start smoking in the first place, Christie said in a release
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"Cigarette smoke consists of numerous compounds that are harmful, and it has been linked to a reduction in the thickness of layers in the brain, and to brain lesions, involving areas such as the frontal lobe, which plays a role in voluntary movement and control of thinking, and a decrease in activity in the area of the brain that processes vision," he said