Tax hikes made cigarettes in Australia the most expensive in the world. They have also helped fuel a multibillion-dollar ...

New West Australian laws will introduce years-long prison sentences and multi-million dollar fines for the illegal sale of ...

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Australia banned recreational vaping and tightened other aspects of e-cigarette laws on Tuesday in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade to try to stop an alarming rise ...

The Australian government will ban e-cigarettes through a heavy set of controls on imports and packaging to discourage vaping, especially among teens, under its biggest smoking reforms in more than a ...

Since March of last year, the Australian state of Victoria has been rocked by a series of arsons and firebombings. Some of the targets are victims of extortion; others are caught in an escalating turf ...

To help put an end to smoking, Australia is considering a bold new policy that would make cigarettes available by prescription only. The plan is being researched by a new center at the University of ...

New laws come into effect in Australia today that change the look, ingredients, and packaging of tobacco products. The Australian government passed the package of tobacco laws in late 2023, which ...