Today, 66 people will die from tobacco-related illness. Cutting the excise could make that figure skyrocket
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Smoking & vaping
Former smokers fear relapse and black market after nicotine pouch ban
Thousands who gave up cigarettes worry losing legal access to pouches will undo their progress and push them toward illicit sellers.
A $22 packet of cigarettes: One Nation’s radical new tobacco policy revealed
Senator Pauline Hanson’s party would halve the price of cigarettes in a bid to take on the black market.
Vanilla flavouring in vapes may be linked to difficulty conceiving and miscarriages
A chemical within the flavouring could have adverse impacts on an embryo.
Powerful sedative found in illicit vapes
Health authorities are warning the sedative effect could be deadly if mixed with alcohol and other drugs.
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New data shows 75 per cent of Australian tobacco sales are illegal
An expert argues the “punishing” increasing tobacco tax plays a large role in people leaning toward the illegal products.
Why health expert wants to make cigarettes cheaper
The proposal has some support amid an explosion in violence and tobacco shop fire bombings but there are fierce critics.
Health experts call for tighter regulation on nicotine pouches targeting youth
"Nicotine absorption from pouches containing 30 mg nicotine was comparable with that from one cigarette, and some pouches contain up to 150mg of nicotine."
Monster illicit tobacco haul uncovered in suitcase
The seizure was part of a record number of illegal vapes and tobacco products intercepted by the Australian Border Force in a major blow to the black market.
UK to introduce lifelong smoking ban for anyone born after 2008
Children aged 17 and under will be banned from ever legally purchasing cigarettes in their lifetime under new legislation in Britain.