Scoopfeeds — Intelligent news, curated.
international

The councillor, the tobacco shop and a booming black market

ABC Australia · Jun 16, 2026, 8:31 PM

Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.

A councillor from the Upper Hunter in NSW manages a tobacco shop that sells illegal cigarettes as experts warn the black-market crisis is deepening in regional areas.

Read full story on ABC Australia → More top stories
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from ABC Australia alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place. Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop