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…
Almost half of Australians back cutting tobacco tax in new poll as illicit trade explodes
Nearly half of Australians believe the federal government should cut tobacco excise in a bid to curb the…
Sharp decline in tobacco sales linked to illegal sales, not people quitting, says researcher
Business managers and researchers are concerned that a sharp decline in tobacco sales in Alice Springs could mean…
Employees of Albany lolly shop fined for illegal tobacco sales say they were never paid
Employees of an illegal tobacco outlet masquerading as a lolly shop in Albany say they do not know…
Violent crime spreading to regional towns as WA waits for strengthened tobacco laws
Community leaders have called on the West Australian government to take concrete action as violence and crime associated…
Deported Melbourne tobacco kingpin Kazem Hamad arrested in Iraq
A former Melbourne man who was deported to Iraq has been arrested overseas for alleged drug importation and…
Health expert says ‘it’s a mystery’ why WA is falling behind eastern states on illegal tobacco laws
A prominent public health expert says “it’s a mystery” why Western Australia is lagging so far behind the…
Lotterywest cancels licences of seven stores across Perth found to be selling illegal tobacco or vapes
Seven stores across Perth found to be selling illegal tobacco and vapes have had their lotteries licences terminated,…
Easy access to illegal tobacco is making some Tasmanians take up smoking again, says Quit Tasmania
Kylie BaxterSo are people accessing illicit tobacco here in Tasmania? Abby SmithAbsolutely. We are definitely seeing a rapid…
As illicit tobacco sales rise into the billions, economist Arthur Laffer puts blame on high tobacco taxation rate
Internal tobacco industry data estimates the illicit tobacco market now makes up 64 per cent of all tobacco…
International ATM giant NCR Atleos begins removing machines from tobacco stores after ABC investigation
Giant international ATM supplier NCR Atleos will remove more than 50 machines from tobacco stores across Australia after…
ATM supplier atm2go begins removes machines from stores linked to illicit tobacco trade
A second ATM supplier – whose machines were once used by a cannabis kingpin – has begun pulling…