Copper thefts leave Perth roads in darkness and cost taxpayers millions
More than 100 kilometres of major roads and paths across Perth remain unlit, some for years, because of…
Legal cigarette sales jump 55 per cent in Queensland after black market crackdown
Legal cigarette sales rose sharply in Queensland after the state gained stronger powers to shut illegal shops, while…
Cancer drugs provided under Rajasthan govt scheme sold in black market; probe ordered
Cancer drugs, costing up to ₹one lakh a vial, provided under Rajasthan’s government free-medicine programme were allegedly sold…
Pauline Hanson vows to slash cigarette prices by nearly $30 a pack
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says her party wants to wipe out the booming tobacco black market by…
Australia is divided over how to tackle its illegal tobacco crisis
When the Australian Bureau of Statistics released data on tobacco consumption earlier this year, it made headlines. It…
Australia’s tobacco black market branded ‘global laughing stock’ as illegal rates trump dozens of countries
Australia’s flourishing tobacco black market has been called a “total failure of policy” as the country leads dozens…
Alberta to launch regulated online gambling market, critics say legislation isn’t enough
Albertans will have their choice of online gambling websites come July 13, when the province expects to launch…
What it’s like for fans at Augusta National with $4.50 food combo, seating race and unique rules behind experience, feature, latest golf news
It is the walking race policed more strictly than any strut for gold at an Olympics, a grand…
Australia to toughen tobacco crime laws as cigarette and vape black markets surge
Criminal gangs cashing in on Australia’s illicit tobacco boom will face tougher penalties and expanded police surveillance powers…
A $7m unpaid tobacco fine and online sales emerge amid government crack down on illegal trade
Illicit tobacco operators are chalking up unpaid fines so large that one player alone owes more than $7…
National Disruption Group to be established to crush tobacco black market
A new National Disruption Group will be convened to stamp out the exploding illicit tobacco market and other…
Health minister concedes tobacco black market has ‘exploded’
Health Minister Mark Butler has conceded the tobacco black market has “exploded” into the biggest threat to public…