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SENATORS URGED TO VOTE DOWN LABOR’S PRO-BLACK-MARKET VAPE BILL

25 June 2024

The Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) is calling upon Senators to vote against the Albanese Government’s failed prohibition vaping…

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NEW GROUP TO ADVOCATE FAIRER RULES AND FEES FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS, AS COST OF LIVING CLIMBS AND CASH DISAPPEARS

05 June 2024

A new independent payments group launched today will advocate for fairer regulation, lower debit transaction fees and greater reliability for…

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WAR ZONE AT PUMPS

09 May 2024

Petrol station workers ‘soft targets’ in violent crime surge. Petrol stations are “dangerous” and vulnerable to more violent crime like banks, sparking a new…

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MARS UNVEILS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SUSTAINABLE DAIRY PLAN, MOO’VING DAIRY

09 May 2024

New plan to help cut methane, not corners, as part of net zero by 2050 ambition.  CHICAGO, IL (May 7th,…

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POLICE TO BE GIVEN NEW POWERS TO RANDOMLY SCAN PEOPLE FOR KNIVES UNDER NSW GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL

09 May 2024

Police will be able to scan people for knives without a warrant in crowded places including shopping centres under new…

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NEW CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PETROL STATION WORKERS

09 May 2024

An increase in robberies and assaults across the petrol station industry in SA has prompted the SDA to launch a…

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SUPERMARKET INQUIRY RECOMMENDS LAWS AGAINST PRICE GOUGING, LAND BANKING

09 May 2024

Supermarkets would be prohibited from price gouging and face stricter rules on land banking, should the government adopt the recommendations of the…

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LABOR’S FAILED VAPING LAWS INTRODUCING A NEW GENERATION TO BLACK MARKET CRIME

08 May 2024

New RedBridge Group research commissioned by the Australian Association of Convenience Stores(AACS) reveals: The damming results were found through focus…

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AACS WELCOMES VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT PLEDGE TO ADOPT TOBACCO LICENSING SCHEME

28 March 2024

The Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has welcomed Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement today that businesses in the state…

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NEW LAWS TO REGULATE VAPES LIKE TOBACCO ESTIMATED TO DELIVER OVER $9 BILLION REVENUE

22 March 2024

A new report by Tulipwood Economics, commissioned by the Australian Association of ConvenienceStores, has found that strictly regulating and taxing…

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NEW REDBRIDGE RESEARCH REVEALS FINANCIALLY STRESSED AUSTRALIANS WILL HURT THE MOST FROM LABOR’S VAPE BAN

14 March 2024

The Australian Association of Convenience (AACS) has publicly released the most comprehensive survey report into Australian voter attitudes towards regulating…

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NEW RESEARCH REVEALS DUNKLEY VOTERS WANT ACTION ON BLACK MARKET VAPING CRISIS

19 February 2024

New research reveals Dunkley voters want action on Black Market Vaping Crisis. A new survey commissioned by the Australian Association…

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