Bandidos member arrested in police investigation over Melton tobacco store fire
Police have arrested several men at a Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang clubhouse in Ballarat as part of an…
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…
Victorian bottle shops awash with illicit alcohol, researchers find
The National Drug Research Institute says illicit alcohol is “taking off” in Victoria, with bottle shops across Melbourne…
New Victorian laws could see businesses shut down if they’re caught selling illicit tobacco
Businesses caught selling illicit tobacco could be forced to close under new laws designed to crack down on…
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…
ACT ‘beginning to see change’ two years on from the introduction of drug decriminalisation laws
Tuesday marks two years since the ACT became the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise small amounts of illicit…
Illegal tobacco products worth $70,000 seized from stores across SA’s Riverland
South Australia’s illicit tobacco task force is continuing to see “larger volumes of product” seized in regional areas.…
Hobart GP Clive Stack fined $40,000 for prescribing narcotic substance without authority
A Hobart doctor has been fined $40,000 after being convicted of prescribing a narcotic substance without authority and…