
Firebombs and gang wars: The bloody fallout of Australia’s tobacco crackdown
From 7am
Published 5/6/2025

From 7am
Published 5/6/2025
In January, Katie Tangey was killed in a Melbourne house fire believed to be part of the ongoing “tobacco wars”. Police say she was an innocent victim and the arsonists got the wrong address. The tobacco wars are driven by rival gangs fighting over a black market worth billions, and…