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…
Australian Border Force seize 20 million illegal vapes since January 2024 as crackdown continues
More than 20 million illegal vapes, with a street value of just over $1 billion, have been seized…
New tobacco laws proposed by WA government to target stores selling illegal cigarettes, vapes
Western Australia could soon have some of the nation’s toughest illegal tobacco penalties, including fines of up to…
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…
Illicit vaping, cigarette raids create game of ‘whack-a-mole’ but health campaign urges patience
High tobacco taxes and demand for nicotine have pushed Australians into a flourishing black market that has outgrown…
Vape shopfronts move online amid Qld crackdown on illegal products
Less than a fortnight after tobacconists suspected of selling illegal vapes were raided and shut down across Queensland,…