COMMISSIONER’S REPORT CONFIRMS $12 BILLION ILLICIT TOBACCO CRISIS – EXCISE REFORM NOW UNAVOIDABLE
The Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has welcomed the Illicit Tobacco and E-Cigarette Commissioner’s 2024–25 report, that delivers a…
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AACS WELCOMES VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSED ADULT TIME FOR ADULT CRIME LAWS
The AACS has welcomed proposed sweeping law reforms that will see all children aged 14 and above tried in adult…
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THE 2025 AACS INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR EXPERIENCES THE USA
The 2025 AACS International Study Tour took attendees across the USA – from New York to Des Moines and Chicago…
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GROUNDHOG DAY AS FEDS GIFT ILLICIT TOBACCO BLACK MARKET MORE CUSTOMERS FOLLOWING YET ANOTHER TOBACCO TAX HIKE
Crime gangs behind Australia’s illicit tobacco crisis are today rubbing their hands together with glee, following the Albanese Government ‘s…
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RETAILERS’ PLEAS FOR ACTION OVER ILLICIT TOBACCO TRADE FINALLY HEARD
The Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has welcomed a move the by Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers to boost funding…
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LETHAL VAPE ARREST EXPOSES CONTINUED FAILURE OF AUSTRALIA’S DANGEROUS AND DEADLY VAPE BAN
Australia’s failed policy that bans the sale of strictly regulated and made to code nicotine vapes is putting the lives…
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BIG BANKS THAT SET HUGE MERCHANT FEES HANDED GOLDEN PAY DAY BY BIZARRE RBA SURCHARGE BAN PLAN
Pressure is mounting on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to force the big banks to be banned from hitting…
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NEW ZEALAND TOBACCO AND VAPE POLICY SUCCESS THE ANSWER TO AUSTRALIA’S PROBLEMS
Australia’s peak retail advocacy group has called on the Federal Government to adopt a similar tobacco and smoking cessation strategy…
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VICTORIAN MINISTER SPEAKS SENSE ON LINK BETWEEN EXCESSIVE TOBACCO EXCISE AND THE GROWTH IN ILLEGALTOBACCO, FIRE-BOMBINGS AND CRIME GANGS
Remarks made by the Victorian Minister responsible for tobacco regulation, Enver Erdogan, that acknowledge the direct link between excessive federal…
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AACS WELCOMES QLD GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSED LAWS FOR ILLEGAL TOBACCO, VAPE TRADERS AND DODGY LANDLORDS
The Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has welcomed the Queensland Government’s proposed laws announced to further tackle the illegal…
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QUEENSLAND RECORD ILLICIT TOBACCO AND VAPE BUST MUST BE MATCHED WITH INCREASED PENALTIES FOR BLACK MARKET THUGS
Responsible retailers have called on the Queensland Government and health authorities to go even harder on penalties for criminals caught…
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RETAILERS MAKE ELEVENTH HOUR ELECTION PLEA FOR LABOR TO FIX AUSTRALIA’S VAPING POLICY FAILURE
Fed up and frustrated retailers have called on Federal Labor to quit playing politics over dangerous, illicitvapes that are putting…
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