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Tully banana farmer Paul Lardi cutting damaged crops on his property at Tully, north of Townsville, north Queensland. 

Banana shortage warning as floods cut off north Queensland supply

North Queensland’s main freight artery has been severed, blocking supply of the nation’s favourite fruit from the main growing region.

  • Mike Foley

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Why 2500 products will be disappearing from Coles’ shelves

The Himalayan Rock variety may survive the great Coles salt cull of 2025. But there are 13 salt categories on offer and the lion’s share will be removed, as will, for example, some shampoos.

  • Elizabeth Knight
A Coles promotion for kitchen knives.

Coles to stop selling kitchen knives after Queensland stabbing

Coles will pull knives from its shelves nationwide in the wake of Monday’s supermarket stabbing, and four months after Queensland banned knife sales to minors.

  • Sean Parnell and Catherine Strohfeldt
The Baby Bellies packaging, left, and Aldi’s Mamia packaging on the right.

How Aldi was caught out in ‘flagrant’ copying of a Sydney brand

It is a rare example of Aldi falling foul of Australian law in executing its “Like Brands. Only Cheaper” strategy.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Supermarkets would have to offer cash payments to customers but bottle shops not under a planned cash mandate.

Cash will remain king in the supermarket – but not at the bottle-o

The government is mandating cash for essential services across the country. Supermarkets and petrol stations are in – but bottle shops and cafes are out.

  • Shane Wright
Supermarkets launch their 2024 Christmas campaigns.

Who’s being naughty, not nice? Supermarkets tread carefully this Christmas

The 2024 Christmas advertisements are out, and Australia’s supermarkets are trying to win over hearts and wallets after a torrid year.

  • Hannah Hammoud
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Following the moments of Amazon delivery driver Brooke.

What it’s like to deliver for Amazon two weeks before Christmas

Brooke is part of a growing army of people who deliver packages for the American giant, which is now estimated to be Australia’s second-biggest online retailer.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Protesters formed a picket line outside the Woolworths distribution centre in Dandenong South on Monday.

Woolworths strikes deal with union to end warehouse industrial dispute

The United Workers Union declared victory and said they had secured a clause stopping workers being disciplined for failing to meet monitored pick rates.

  • Lachlan Abbott and Adam Carey
A human barricade at Dandenong South Woolworths Distribution centre.

Picket line blocks bus from Woolworths’ warehouse despite Fair Work ruling

A coach with a group of people in hi-vis vests turned away from the supermarket’s Dandenong South distribution centre on Saturday morning after being blocked by protesters.

  • Adam Carey, Sarah Danckert and Lachlan Abbott
The scene at Woolworths’ distribution centre in Dandenong South, where a week-long strike has left shelves bare in stores all over Melbourne.

Woolies began monitoring staff like never before. It had a chilling effect on workers

The introduction of a new performance management program has injected a bitter note into a pay dispute at Woolworths warehouses.

  • Colin Kruger and Hannah Hammoud

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