Vaping: Renewed push to legalise vapes as industry figures project millions in tax revenue
Labor has rebuffed calls to reverse its hard ban on the recreational use of vapes after industry figures projected a…
Ex-smoking vapers plead with senators to protect legitimate e-cigarette users
Former heavy smokers have told a senate inquiry how switching to vaping was a “miracle” that helped them curb their…
Senate vaping inquiry considers new legislation to crack down on e-cigarettes
Fruit-flavoured prescription-only nicotine vapes for adults wanting to move away from cigarettes should be made available, manufacturers have told senators,…
Man arrested in Japan for selling hacked Pokémon
Yoshihiro Yamakawa arrested in Kyoto for altering Pokémon save data. Sold custom monsters online, catering to demand for rare creatures.…
Popular YouTuber the Vaping Bogan leaving Australia over government ban on vapes
A popular Australian YouTuber has decided to leave the country over a government ban on vapes, launching a fundraiser to…
Legalise Vaping Australia’s Brian Marlow calls crackdown attempt a ‘reverse opium war’
A leading Australian vape advocate has called for an urgent overhaul to the government’s approach to regulating vaping across the…
Illegal cigarettes, vapes: Black market sparks crime wave
Illegal tobacconists selling black market cigarettes and vapes are raking in up to $40,000 a week, fuelling an increasingly violent…
Illegal tobacco wars explode in Australia amid vaping crackdown
Australia’s illicit black tobacco market has continued to “explode”, according to police, with illegal tobacco linked to a string of…