Tobacco
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Australia has become the global village idiot on quitting smoking
Every day, 66 Australians die from the effects of smoking – not from an addiction to nicotine, but from the toxic delivery mechanism of cigarettes.
- Fiona Patten
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Eviction, jail and $1.5 million fines for illegal tobacco sellers
Landlords would be given the power to evict tenants caught selling illegal cigarettes in a plan to fight the thriving tobacco black market.
- Jessica McSweeney
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Exiled tobacco kingpin linked to fire that killed innocent burlesque dancer
Police suspect Kazem “Kaz” Hamad of ordering the botched Truganina arson attack from overseas and have set a $500,000 reward for information.
- Hannah Hammoud
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- Crime
Tobacco wars: Anger in NSW Police over calls for black market enforcement
Premier Chris Minns has warned police may have to clamp down on illegal smokes and vapes unless the federal excise is reduced. But senior officers say it will take 500 officers away from serious crimes.
- Perry Duffin and Penry Buckley
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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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.
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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
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
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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
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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