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A tobacconist is seen peeking from a counter on Macquarie street, Sydney,

Police don’t know how many shops are selling illegal tobacco

Illegal tobacco and nicotine products now represent nearly 40 per cent of the market. There is no agreement on how to tackle the proliferating problem.

  • Max Maddison and Penry Buckley

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The Lemonheads’ lead singer thought he’d be dead by now. One person changed all that

Not long ago, Evan Dando’s appetite for drugs had taken over his life. Now he’s married, living in Brazil and on a creative streak. So what went right?

  • Barry Divola
Abdifatah Ahmed died in the shooting after police said he lunged at them with a knife.

‘How many more people need to be killed?’ Simmering tensions on the streets of Footscray

Two police officers shot a rough sleeper dead on the eve of Easter on a busy Footscray street. Was the tragedy unavoidable?

  • Melissa Cunningham
The nicotine pouches are placed between the lip and the gums.

‘They’re guinea pigs’: The new nicotine fad targeting teens

Encouraged by social media influencers, more young Australians are taking up an illegal, unregulated nicotine product being marketed as a “healthier option” to vapes.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Vape shops have proliferated despite government crackdowns on the importation and sale of vaping products.

Our vaping delusions have gone up in smoke. The Kiwis have a better idea

New Zealand embraces vaping nicotine as a harm-reduction tool while Australia persists with a flawed prohibition model.

  • Dr Colin Mendelsohn
Gamblers losses on poker machines in NSW hit a record high in 2024.

Gamblers now losing more than $1m an hour on NSW poker machines

The government has introduced various gambling reforms, but harm minimisation advocates say they will not make an impact.

  • Harriet Alexander
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There are calls to crackdown on alcohol delivery.

Curfews, time delays on alcohol delivery urged after woman drank herself to death

Kathleen Arnold, 30, was found dead with a blood-alcohol reading of .54. Her death prompted calls for a crackdown on alcohol home delivery services.

  • Erin Pearson
Carmel Tebbutt, Michael Doyle and Ryan Park at the drug summit. 

Anger, frustration and revolt: Inside the final day of NSW’s drug summit

As the drug summit unfolded, it became dominated by the one topic the government wanted off the table: decriminalisation.

  • Michael McGowan and Angus Thomson
Crown Melbourne chief executive Mike Volkert, right, and former Crown Resorts chief executive Ciaran Carruthers at Flemington.

‘Do we care about player safety?’ Casino boss wants mandatory pokies reform

Crown casino was subjected to strict requirements after it was found to have facilitated money-laundering. Now it wants the same rules applied to everyone.

  • Harriet Alexander
Gambling and advertising are joined at the hip pocket.

Gambling is a problem because of advertising. To say otherwise is an insult

Eighteen months ago, a federal government inquiry into online gambling chaired by the late Peta Murphy recommended phasing out ads over three years. Promptly, the government got on with sitting on their hands.

  • Greg Baum

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