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…
ABS estimates 80pc of tobacco consumed in Australia last year illegal amid ‘rapid growth’ in black market
An estimated 80 per cent of the cigarettes and other nicotine products consumed in Australia last year were…
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…
Illicit cigarettes, vapes, cash seized in raids on Canberra’s black market tobacco trade
More than 455,000 illicit cigarettes have been seized as part of a series of raids on Canberra retailers,…
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…
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,…
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,…
Nangs to be seized under new Queensland laws cracking down on sale of illegal tobacco and nicotine
Authorities will have the power to seize nangs found alongside illicit tobacco or nicotine products in Queensland, under…
Illegal tobacco retailer hit with $1.5 million fine following record seizure in Queensland
A Victorian retailer has been fined $1.5 million following a court case over Queensland’s largest-ever illegal tobacco seizure.…
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…