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 Loan sharks, migration agents, HR officers, bureaucrats in new departments, parasitic middlemen, and that company that makes the biodegradable carbon-neutral flying killer robots for government are doing very nicely, thank you very much! 
 And dot forget the vape shops!
(well at least the ones the bikies are not burning down) 
 Government is joining the bikers - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-25/what-you-need-to-know-about-australia-move-to-ban-vape/104016192

Vaping is a vicious and depraved attack on Big Tobacco, and oncology department budgets.

Something Must Be Done! 
 If vapes are legal how would the government ensure the monopoly on sales went to their underworld mates?