Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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Why More Australians Are Buying Tobacco Online for Loose Leaf and RYO

The Shift to Loose Leaf Tobacco Over the past few years I have watched a quiet shift in how people buy their tobacco. Walk into any corner store in Victoria or New South Wales and the shelf space for loose tobacco keeps shrinking. Meanwhile the queue at the register for pre-rolled cigarettes stays long. But out in the suburbs and regional towns a different habit is growing. More smokers are moving to rolling their own or making their own cigarettes. And a growing number of

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The Shift to Loose Leaf Tobacco Over the past few years I have watched a quiet shift in how people buy their tobacco. Walk into any corner store in Victoria or New South Wales and the shelf space for loose tobacco keeps shrinking. Meanwhile the queue at the register for pre-rolled cigarettes stays long. But out in the suburbs and regional towns a different habit is growing. More smokers are moving to rolling their own or making their own cigarettes. And a growing number of

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