Illegal tobacco increasingly hard to spot, with some fakes in plain packaging featuring Australian health warnings 15. October 2026 (01:32) Government warned that counterfeit tobacco produced by criminal organisations in south-east Asia is becoming more sophisticatedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe black-market tobacco trade continues to thrive as sellers turn to counterfeit packaging to skirt bans, prompting calls for the urgent passing of tougher laws.Intelligence provided to the federal government shows cigarettes in plain Australian-style packaging are being produced illegally at an industrial scale in south-east Asian warehouses. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sydney hospital patient charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting fellow patient alight 15. October 2026 (01:30) NSW police allege Raymond James Dungay doused three patients in petrol before setting one alight at Prince of Wales hospital in RandwickFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA patient at a Sydney hospital has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly pouring petrol on three fellow patients before setting one on fire.Raymond James Dungay, 48, was charged with two counts of attempted murder following the alleged attack at Prince of Wales hospital in Randwick on Tuesday evening. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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