Two Coalition MPs are calling on the federal government to lower the tax on cigarettes, which critics argue is driving prices too high and fuelling a lucrative and dangerous black market.

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Tobacco excise collections have collapsed to their lowest level in 14 years as smokers turn to the black market for cheaper ...

The High Court has ruled that a report error concerning a bat located in a barn outside Ennis is not sufficient to halt contentious plans for a new 200MW €1.2 ...

BAT is also under pressure from the illicit cigarette market. New illicits that feature fake tax stamps are distorting the estimated illicit market share, which has been cited as 56.1% ...

Black poop can be harmless, caused by certain foods or medications, or it can be a sign of melena, meaning there’s blood in your stool. Melena happens when bleeding occurs in the upper digestive tract ...

In the dim mood lighting of the overstuffed lobby, Greg Gonzalez, the central figure of the dream pop trio Cigarettes After Sex, is in his element. Framed by black French-paned arched windows ...

NBC’s Hallie Jackson runs through the Highs and Lows on Sunday TODAY including an alligator getting in the way of a pizza delivery in Florida, a gorilla smoking a cigarette like he’s done it ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Customs seized on Friday P16.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at the North Harbor. In a Facebook post, PCG Station ...

For Bath, the competition has been used more as a development tool, but with the Blue, Black and White squad so strong Johann van Graan's men have reached the final with relative ease, coming back ...

A zoo in China is investigating an incident in which a chimpanzee was captured on video smoking a discarded cigarette butt, according to Chinese media. The video, which has gone viral since it was ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governor Mike DeWine’s proposal to raise Ohio’s cigarette tax by $1.50 has hit a roadblock as Republican lawmakers in the state’s House Finance Committee express doubts ...

Hong Kong customs officers seized black market cigarettes worth more than HK$208 million (US$26.6 million) in the first 15 days after a tobacco tax increase came into force as part of last month ...