The Latest Breaking News from Tobacco

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling

They called for more action to make smoking ‘obsolete’ in 20 years.

Sky-high tobacco prices in Australia have created a lucrative black market, analysts say, sparking a violent "tobacco war" and syphoning away billions in potential tax revenue.

One-fifth of professional players regularly indulge in snus because they say it improves their game

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A habit that is worrying health authorities in Sweden where increasing numbers of teenagers are taking what’s known as “snus” is also concerning football authorities in England where one-fifth of professional players are regularly indulging because they say it improves their game.

Tuesday night’s federal budget revealed a sharp drop in what was once a major source of revenue for the government – the tobacco excise.

A shop owner so concerned he was being targeted by a crime syndicate he sold his business and moved house, as the alleged extortions were caught on camera.

MPs voted 366 to 41, majority 325, to approve the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at third reading.