Country profileAustralia Summary of MPOWER measures inAustralia Complianceisscored0—10 where 10 is the highest level of compliance. Compliance is measured only for P and E.The methods used tocompilethis profile are described in the technical notes of theWHO report on the global tobacco epidemic,2025. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Australia Country Profile:Australia Subnational laws on smoke-free environments Subnational laws that ban tobacco smoking in any or all of theplaces mentioned above exist. Anti-tobacco mass media campaigns between 1 July2022and 30 June2024 WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Australia WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Australia Tobacco taxation policy and prices as at 31 July2024 Affordability WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Australia WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Australia Use of earmarked tobacco taxes for health No earmarking of tobacco taxes for health reported. 1Tobacco excise rates are indexed against the Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE), as determined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The indexation takeseffect twice a year, every 1 March and 1 September. There are clauses in legislation to ensure the indexation does not decrease the excise rate when the AWOTE decreases. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Australia Annual tax revenues from tobaccoproducts at the national/federal level WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Australia Legend: Summary of MPOWER measures(see page 1)