Dr Edward Jegasothy - University Of Sydney

An epidemiologist and biostatistician working in Environmental Health at the School of Public Health. He received my PhD in 2020 which investigated environmental exposures, air pollution and temperature, and their health effects on vulnerable people in NSW. In 2018,

He completed the NSW Health Biostatistics Training Program and Master of Biostatistics. This involved work in environmental health, road safety and perinatal health. In 2013, he completed his Master of International Public Health at the University of Sydney.

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19 March 2025 - Guardian Article "While Australia is aggressively taxing tobacco, the black market flourishes"

he black market for tobacco has flourished in the shadow of Australia’s aggressive tax policy, creating a lucrative opportunity for organised crime. As legal tobacco prices have soared, criminal networks have profited by undercutting legal products, offering smokers a cheaper alternative that circumvents regulation and taxation. This underground economy has expanded dramatically in recent years, fuelling criminal turf wars and undercutting tax revenues.

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