MGA Independent Retailers has urged the federal Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue to recommend new powers to fight the illegal-tobacco market in Australia.
Appearing before the committee last week, the employer organisation’s...
MGA Independent Retailers has backed calls from the National Party for a coordinated, nationwide approach to combat the illicit trade in regional communities across Australia.
At the party’s 2017 federal conference earlier this...
Plain packaging and exorbitant price hikes for tobacco products have done little to bring down long-term smoking rates in Australia, says Leader of the Liberal Democrats David Leyonhjelm.
The latest National Drug Strategy...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is denying authorisation for British American Tobacco Australia (BATA), Imperial Tobacco Australia (ITA) and Philip Morris Ltd (PML) jointly to cease supplying retailers or wholesalers they...
The Federal Court has ordered three online e-cigarette retailers to pay penalties for breaching the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). This is claimed to be the first time any regulator globally has successfully...
Paul Matthews will hand over the reins as General Manager Australasia for Imperial Tobacco to Patrick Ganguly from October 1 this year.
Mr Ganguly began his career with the company in 1997 as...
The Queensland Government is exploring the merits of introducing a licensing scheme for the sale of tobacco products throughout the state following the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry.
A copy of the Committee’s...
Philip Morris International (PMI) has committed to developing a viable reduced-risk alternative to the combustible cigarette – a project in which it has already invested US$2 billion ($2.69 billion).
Speaking to the BBC...
