A 20-cigarette packet of Marlboro Gold, or Lights, typically costs A$29.95 (S$29).
Australia has adopted some of the world's toughest anti-smoking measures in recent years, including plain packaging laws and bans on smoking in public places, and these appear to have paid off.
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