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…
Police seize tobacco, firearms, silver, gold in joint Victorian, Tasmanian police operation
Two men have been charged and one arrested after a joint police investigation into the alleged movement of…
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…
NT teenagers say vapes are still commonplace and easily accessible despite crackdown
They are illegal and highly addictive, but according to a group of Northern Territory high school students, vapes…
With almost 50 shops forced shut, can Perth’s vape crackdown dent a huge black market?
Almost 50 shops across suburban Perth have been taped up and plastered with large closed-for-business signs after being…
Six stores ordered to shut as WA’s illegal tobacco laws come into force
More than 140,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized and six stores ordered to close down, days after Western…
Federal government commits $5.9 million to illicit tobacco reform in the Northern Territory
The seizure of more than 82,000 cigarettes, 15.5 kilograms of loose‑leaf tobacco and 873 vapes in Darwin has…
Tobacco giant’s secret appearance at inquiry raises questions, health minister says
The federal health minister and health groups are raising concerns about a secret appearance of cigarette giant Philip…
Banks lodge hundreds of suspicious activity reports for suspected illicit tobacco operations
Australia’s big banks have made hundreds of reports of suspicious activity related to illegal tobacco since the anti-money…
Man pleads guilty to dealing with millions in cash from illegal tobacco sales
A man has pleaded guilty in a New South Wales court to dealing with $4 million in cash,…
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…