ATO stops tracking illegal tobacco market size as black market costs Australia $6.7 billion a year

The Australian Taxation Office has stopped tracking the size of the nation’s booming illegal tobacco trade, admitting the black market has become so large it can no longer influence the outcome.

Typhoon flooding kills 5, strands thousands in central Philippines

At least five people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Kalmaegi flooded swathes of the central Philippines on Tuesday.

Melbourne Cup miracle: Hat-trick of winners from the same barn on the Sunshine Coast creates history

Queensland’s history-making 2024 Melbourne Cup winner John Symons has revealed the amazing story of how three consecutive Cup ...

Melbourne Cup winner Half Yours examined by stewards over bloody mouth photo

One X user posted: “Why is Half Yours, winner of the Melbourne Cup, bleeding from the mouth? Commentators ignoring it and no ...

Lily Allen bares all in revealing revenge dress following David Harbour divorce

Move over, Princess Diana, we’ve got a revenge dress for the ages, and this time it’s being worn by pop star Lily Allen.

Jockey Jye McNeil banned after dangerous Melbourne Cup ride, Jamie Melham wins Cup on Half Yours

Australian jockey Jye McNeil has been hit with a monster ban following a dangerous act while riding in the Melbourne Cup.