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Crackdown slated for $3 billion illegal tobacco trade

Australian Border Force will receive a major funding boost in a crackdown on the illegal tobacco trade the government has labelled a "serious tax crime".

AAP

Actors’ charity vote to reignite dispute involving Penelope Keith

Ousting of Keith, Sián Phillips and others in 2022 led to watchdog admitting it made errors in handling of row

The Guardian - UK

Border agents block massive drug imports over 12 months

Drug smugglers tried to bring more than double the amount of cocaine into Australia over the last financial year than they did the year before, authorities say.

AAP

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‘Missing’ man who left immigration detention without electronic monitoring is located

Border force suggested man was ‘non-compliant’ but Guardian understands he was not read his visa conditions or fitted with ankle bracelet

The Guardian - AU

Another 45 people released due to high court ruling on indefinite detention as Coalition plays hard ball on ‘patch-up’ bill

Australian Border Force alleges four people previously released have breached their visa conditions

The Guardian - AU

Immigration detention: Rohingya refugee NZYQ given sex offender counselling sessions in ‘very special deal’

Commonwealth warned lack of counselling would weaken its immigration detention case as case as advocates say those still in immigration detention cannot access similar programs

The Guardian - AU

Twelve people in border force custody after arriving by boat on isolated section of WA coast

Shadow home affairs minister James Paterson says group’s reported arrival ‘is a further sign that Labor has failed on border security’

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Almost 200 asylum seekers returned by Albanese government since May 2022

Seven vessels have been turned back or returned to their place of origin as Labor quietly continues Coalition policy of Operation Sovereign Borders

The Guardian - AU

Lipstick and velvet leggings sales boost Primark as London shoppers return to the office

Huge divi of £459 million shared by founding family, charities and shareholders

Evening Standard

Record levels of illicit tobacco seized amid series of firebombing attacks in Melbourne

Australia’s illegal tobacco trade appears as lucrative as ever, but record levels of stock might signal a glut in the market

The Guardian - AU

Four charged as 660kg of meth found under toilet rolls

Four foreigners have been arrested after police uncovered 662 kilograms of methamphetamine in a shipment of toilet rolls sent from Malaysia to Melbourne.

AAP

Charity Commission to review its handling of actors’ fund feud

Regulator accused of taking sides and disregarding law in supervision of boardroom dispute at Actors’ Benevolent Fund

The Guardian - UK

Robot helps uncover cocaine haul stashed in ship's hull

An underwater robot has helped police find 200 kilograms of cocaine stashed in the hull of a ship that arrived in Melbourne.

AAP

Primark predicts bigger profits after strong Barbie T-shirt sales and price rises

Cargo shorts and boho dresses also sell well as shoppers visit big city stores despite bad weather

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Evening Standard

Primark is back -- but Oxford Street needs help says boss

Company raises profit forecasts again

The Guardian - AU

ABF Sydney raid: more than 50 vials of ‘suspected hazardous substances’ seized at Arncliffe home

Border Force speaking with 23-year-old man in relation to raid and allege ‘illicit substances’ had been detected in air cargo

The Guardian - AU

‘Low level radioactive isotopes’ found after border force raid at Sydney home

Fire and Rescue New South Wales confirms discovery of the material after it was called to assist Australian Border Force during search of Arncliffe property

Evening Standard

Strong spending at Primark eases fears on economy but adds to inflation worries

Associated British Foods, the chain’s owner, ups profit forecasts

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The Guardian - UK

Primark owner upgrades profit outlook as shoppers seek holiday outfits

Associated British Foods says group sales rose by 16% with steeper prices helping to drive Primark’s growth

The Guardian - UK

UK fixed mortgage rates rise to seven-month highs – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Actors prepare to go to court in charity boardroom feud

Long-running row over ousting of Penelope Keith and James Bolam is now engulfing charities watchdog

ABC News

Mexican and South American cartels penetrating Australian border security to import tonnes of cocaine, underworld figure tells Four Corners

Cartels threaten and bribe border workers to help them bring in cocaine, a bikie and former airport worker says.

The Guardian - AU

Australia wants to be the first to turn youth vaping rates around – but will its plan work?

Attempts to ban vaping in other countries have been mixed at best, but there are reasons for optimism

ABC News

Man tells Supreme Court he was unaware heroin was in box shipped to nail salon

Queensland man Van Dung Vu tells the Supreme Court he did not know that the boxes meant to contain plastic gloves found in the boot of a car he was driving had originally been packed with 1.5kg of pure heroin.

The Independent UK

American woman with gold-plated gun in case arrested in Australia

The 28-year-old suspect faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted say officials

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