6 stores in Melbourne have been ordered to close 90 days for selling illegal tobacco. If shops were to reopen, there are penalties of up to $2.5 million or 20 years in jail.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/melbourne-tobacco-store-closures-footscray-richmond/107141950
4 Comments
CadMunt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3d
There's hundreds of places selling it. Six!?
TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3d
I'm more shocked that this is a headline. All the places around where I am in Coffs Harbour copped the same recently, so I'm surprised 6 in Melbourne is any kind of news.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3d
About to go past a vape store so will see if it’s still open.
ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -4 pts · 3d
no tobacco is illegal on stolen land