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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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An Australian Border Force officer inspects illegal cigarettes smuggled in a shipping container.

Only Canberra can stop the black-market tobacco trade it fostered

NSW Premier Chris Minns has called for a rethink on the excise duty on tax.

  • The Herald's View
Premier Chris Minns has called for the “massive” federal excise on tobacco sales to be considered in light of the proliferation of black market cigarettes.

As illegal smokes spread in Sydney, the premier wants tobacco tax reviewed

As black market sales proliferate, Chris Minns has called for the effectiveness of the federal excise to go under the microscope.

  • Max Maddison, Penry Buckley and Perry Duffin
The French will still be allowed to smoke outside cafes, but no longer on the beach.

From chic to outcast: Europe’s smoking heartlands finally catch up

While much of the world stubbed out smoking as socially acceptable long ago, some European countries have been reluctant to clear the air.

  • Rob Harris
Vaping is losing popularity among Australia’s youth.

Young Australians throwing away illegal vapes as prices soar

Prices for the illegal, fruity-flavoured puffers sold at tobacco and corner stores have risen from about $25 to between $50 and $60 since a world-first ban came into effect.

  • Paul Sakkal
A tobacco shop at Browns Plains, south of Brisbane, was burned just after midnight on Friday.

Two men burned after latest suspected ‘tobacco wars’ attack

Emergency services responded to reports of a fire just after midnight. A Browns Plains storefront has since been declared a crime scene.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Tobacco tycoon Muh’d Alzoubi hid his face behind an ipad as he left Downing Centre Local Court on Friday.

Big fines v bigger business: tobacco’s lucrative side laid bare

It was business as usual in the industry last week: financial penalties were issued, authorities announced new measures and business boomed.

  • Lucy Macken
ABF stopped Hamad’s estranged wife with cash and high-end Rolex watches at the border as she was boarding an international flight out of Australia.

The ex-partner of a crime boss was stopped at the border. Her luggage was a luxury treasure trove

The former wife of a tobacco war kingpin was clutching a gold Rolex at the airport, but an Australian Border Force tip-off led to even more.

  • Sherryn Groch
Australian Border Force officers checking illegal cigarette imports found in shipping containers in Melbourne.

Government failures allow the illegal tobacco trade to act with impunity

The boom in NSW tobacco shops selling black market cigarettes is a danger to health, law and order and taxation.

  • The Herald's View
The explosion in illicit cigarettes is requiring more resources, even as excise revenue on smokes tumbles.

The tobacco tax is a disaster playing out on our streets and in our budget

From bombed-out tobacconists in Melbourne to a $43 billion hole in the budget, the use of excise on tobacco is failing.

  • Shane Wright

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