The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed calls for a smoke-free Victoria by 2025, after 24 health organisations released a new report pushing for stricter anti-smoking laws and more education programs. Russell Zimmerman, Executive Director of the ARA, said although this is a great target to work towards, it’s disappointing to see no mention of […]
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A joint investigation into an alleged criminal syndicate selling illicit tobacco has led to the arrest of two men. As reported by the AAP, the pair of men – one a 68-year-old from the Gold Coast, the other a 55-year-old from NSW – have each been charged with money laundering. The arrests follow an investigation
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Over 15 years, the smoking rates in NSW have dropped by more than seven percent the NSW Population Health Survey revealed.
Smoking rates in NSW reduced Read More »
Cigarettes produced by supplier Scandinavian Tobacco Group Australia Pty Ltd, have been recalled.
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The Turnbull government has announced a crackdown on illicit tobacco in the newest budget.
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Following a raid on a northern Victorian farm, Australian Taxation Officers (ATO) have seized 17 tonnes of illegal tobacco.
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Plain packaging legislation has the tobacco industry concerned about the black market.
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A conversation with Georgia Kollaras on growing up musical and transitioning into the dream job she didn’t know she wanted
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The UK National Health Service (NHS) has claimed that second-hand smoke contains more than 4000 cancer-causing chemicals, but that second-hand vape smoke has “no identified health risks”.
UK report finds passive vaping not harmful Read More »
The illicit tobacco trade in Australia is costing huge dollars in tax revenue and the Federal Government has been determined to bring this costly criminal activity under control.
New Illicit Tobacco Laws- A positive step forward Read More »
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, head of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned over a report that she had bought stock in a tobacco company.
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The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has welcomed comments by Colin Mendelsohn, associate professor and tobacco treatment specialist at the University of NSW, for saying that Australia needed to embrace vaping and eCigarettes.
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International tobacco company Phillip Morris has made waves through the public with ads taken out in UK newspapers noting its new year resolution and “ambition…to stop selling cigarettes in the UK”.
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