The South Australian government is encouraging locals to report stores selling illicit tobacco and vapes to Consumer and Business Services (CBS).
According to the government, there are estimated to be about 200 tobacco...
The illicit tobacco trade in NSW took a hit last week as $4.4 million in illicit tobacco was seized at a property in Braidwood. The raid removes a significant quantity of illicit product...
The National Retail Association welcomes the Queensland Government’s proposed crack-down on illicit tobacco and illegally supplied nicotine vaping products.
NRA Chief Executive Officer Dominique Lamb said illicit products were estimated to make up...
The final report by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement into illicit tobacco scheduled for today is welcomed by Imperial Brands Australasia.
The report has said to be a ‘long time coming’.
“The...
The Australian government announced the commencement of new laws this week that will “protect Australia’s borders from the importation of smuggled tobacco products”.
The Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) believes Australia is performing well against illicit trade, but now needs to extend its expertise further afield.
An ARA-commissioned report, ‘The Global Illicit Trade Environment Index’, shows that Australia...
A new report shows illicit tobacco currently costs the Australian government up to $1.91 billion. According to KPMG LLP’s ‘Illicit Tobacco in Australia 2017 Full Year Report’, illegal tobacco – as a...
The Australian Tax Office last month seized more than 21 hectares of illegal tobacco with an estimated excise value of $30 million near Bundaberg, Queensland.
This is the largest cross-jurisdictional illegal-tobacco seizure in the...
