Editor’s Note: Definition of rort:
rôrt/noun, Australian informal
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a fraudulent or dishonest act or practice.“a tax rort”
From: The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
BEN McCLELLAN
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And the unregulated cigarettes’ quality is also highly suspect — with bird poo among the additional nasties inside the smokes.
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In 2014-15 182 tonnes of illegal tobacco was seized, while in 2015-16 it was 64 tonnes. The 22.5 tonnes a month seized so far in 2016-17 indicates the border force is on track to seize more than 200 tonnes this year.
