Two raids in regional NSW and VIC saw authorities seize and destroy over $18.5 million worth of tobacco. News.com.au reported a tobacco crop of around seven hectares in NSW was taken, and a similar amount was seized from a Victorian property. ATO assistant commissioner Peter Vujanic said the total illicit tobacco raid is worth around […]
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Britain’s largest premium vaping brand, IVG Premium E-Liquids, and Australia’s premier solutions specialist, Kollaras & Co, will now provide Australian vapers with access to IVG’s award winning flavours. IVG Premium E-Liquids, the UK’s market-leading brand, has announced a strategic partnership with globally renowned Kollaras & Co – A 3rd generation, family owned and operated business.
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The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has recognised it’s 2018-19 list of companies promoting best practice in gender equality. Companies recognised included Lion Dairy and Drinks, Allen’s, Metcash, PepsiCo, Caltex, Reckitt Benckiser, and Philip Morris International. WGEA director Libby Lyons said: “More organisations are introducing strategies and policies to ensure women and men are equally
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7-Eleven Australia collected the NACS Asian Convenience Retail Technology Award at the NACS Convenience Summit Asia in Shanghai, China, last night for its 7-Eleven Fuel App.
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A study from the Queen Mary University of London claims that the use of e-cigarettes is more effective for quitting smoking than nicotine patches. The study found that around 18% of e-cigarette users were smoke-free within a year, as opposed to 9.9% of people using nicotine patches and products. The Australian Government’s official position on e-ciagrettes
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Two men were recently charged after reportedly importing 1.1 million illegal cigarettes. The two men falsely declared the cigarettes as black tea through Melbourne Airport. The Herald Sun reported that the haul was worth more than $10 million. The cigarettes were imported via multiple air cargo shipments, across from the United Arab Emirates. Colin Drysdale,
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A study from the Medical Journal of Australia has revealed some of the interesting things found in the liquid of e-cigarettes sold online and over-the-counter.
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Cigarette prices rose from 1 September, for the second time in 2018.
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Thieves who stole up to $22,000 worth of tobacco products from a Blacktown store were caught by police just after the heist. The store, which has been robbed twice in recent months, was broken into by two men wearing hoodies and carrying crow-bars. Neighbouring shop owner Jamie Borg said: “Business is hard enough as it
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Quit Victoria is urging the Victorian Government to take immediate action to ban the sale of tobacco products with squeezable capsules of flavour in their filter which mask the harsh taste of smoke and appeal to young people. The call comes as a new analysis in the British Medical Journal’s Tobacco Control journal reveals how
Tobacco company Phillip Morris International has posted a job advertisement, seeking a candidate to help the company achieve it’s goals. One particular goal in question that may strike as odd coming from a tobacco company, is the goal of a smoke-free Australia. The advert reads: “Phillip Morris. We see a future without cigarettes. Help us make
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The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said the CSIRO report released yesterday indicates that the time has come to legalise nicotine e-cigarettes in Australia. The E-cigarettes, smoking and health literature review indicates that e-cigarettes can assist some smokers in quitting traditional cigarettes, and provides evidence for a range of health improvements when conventional tobacco smokers make
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Two students from Eastwood have been charged following a failed attempt to import 778kg of loose leaf tobacco. Australian Border Force officers intercepted sea cargo containing the tobacco following information they received. According to the Daily Telegraph, officers executed a warrant at the students address on 30 July. The two men were charged with contravening
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