Australia to toughen tobacco crime laws as cigarette and vape black markets surge ABC News Illegal retailers shirk Australia's world first anti vaping laws as black market surges ABC News Australia risks losing 'war on nicotine' in same way as war on drugs as illegal tobacco sales explode Australian economy The Guardian Disposable Vapes Set To Be Banned In Australia From January 1st 10 News First Australia bans all #vapes. The importation and sale of all #ecigarettes, regardless of whether they are labelled as containing nicotine or not, will soon be banned in #Australia, unless they are supplied A recent Australian Council on Smoking and Health audit found that half of surveyed stores were selling illegal tobacco or vapes and 80% of those were within 1km of a school.