Labor has rebuffed calls to reverse its hard ban on the recreational use of vapes after industry figures projected a million-dollar tax windfall if Australia pivoted towards regulation. Parliament is expected to vote on laws to crack down on vaping in June, but the government’s third tranche of anti-vaping legislationContinue Reading
In less than one week, the Australian Border Force has stopped almost 400,000 disposable vapes worth more than $12.47m from entering Australia. ABF officers uncovered the products in three separate sea cargo consignments, all originating from Asia, at Sydney’s container examination facility. Officers found 37,800 disposable vape products on MondayContinue Reading
Aussies have reacted to a driver’s “sickening” photo of a “vape wall” alongside a busy Melbourne freeway. The disturbing photo was shared to Reddit on Friday, showing dozens of discarded plastic vapes strewn across a roadside barrier on West Gate Freeway after being tossed out of car windows. “Anyone elseContinue Reading
More than 13 tonnes of disposable vapes worth an estimated $4.5m have been seized by border authorities since Australia’s new vaping laws took effect in January. Over the past week, border officials detected about 150,000 vaping products that were illegally smuggled through large air cargo shipments into Adelaide. The governmentContinue Reading
The New Year is here which means some sweeping changes to laws, regulations, fees and charges, and taxes and benefits. Some of the changes are a little quirky, from new taxes in exotic holiday destinations to a new “24-hour cat containment” policy. Here’s everything you need to know about theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed to make cost-of-living front and centre of his government’s priorities in 2024 after acknowledging what shaped up to be a tough year for many Australians. In a New Year’s Eve message, Mr Albanese relayed a suite of relief measures he intended to push forward inContinue Reading
Just like July 1, the first day of the New Year always brings with it a raft of changes as new laws and regulations, fees and charges, and taxes and benefits come into effect. Here are all the biggest changes you need to know about from January 1, 2024. DisposableContinue Reading
A leading Australian vape advocate has called for an urgent overhaul to the government’s approach to regulating vaping across the country, claiming the current approach is leading to China staging a “reverse opium war”. Health authorities have routinely called for better regulation of the growing crisis, with NSW Health earlierContinue Reading
Australia’s looming vaping laws will be the toughest the world has ever seen, according to the Health Minister, with import bans on disposable vapes containing nicotine set to be introduced by the end of the month. Health Minister Mark Butler said a new scheme phased in from January 2024 willContinue Reading
Australia’s illicit black tobacco market has continued to “explode”, according to police, with illegal tobacco linked to a string of recent gang murders and arson attacks across the country. Scott Weber from the Police Federation of Australia told an inquiry into new vaping and smoking laws that the black cigaretteContinue Reading