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Brisbane inflation.

Cost of food, fuel and housing is soaring in Brisbane. The graphs prove it

It is getting significantly more expensive to fill a shopping trolley in Brisbane, where food prices have been climbing more than any other Australian capital city.

  • William Davis

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The competition regulator says grocery prices in Australia have soared over the last five financial years.

It’s official – supermarkets are overcharging. Quick, change the subject

Neither the Labor government nor the opposition are truly interested in shutting down price gouging by the big two supermarkets – they would rather have the issue disappear.

  • Ross Gittins

Want to keep your local cafe in business? Start paying them $7 a coffee

As a coffee-obsessed nation, Australia has been holding terrified cafe owners to ransom for too long. It’s time we enter our $7 coffee era.

  • Rachel Clun
Chocolate may become a luxury item.

Golden ticket? Chocolate bars could soon become a luxury item

Cocoa prices have continued to rise and production will fall by 13 per cent this year, forcing manufacturers to increase the costs of their chocolate products.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Tammi Jonas is building an on-farm micro-abattoir near Daylesford.

Why it’s about to get difficult to buy high-quality, ethical meat

A decision by meat processors has left some of the country’s best small-scale farmers with a tough choice: go big or go bust. But it’s consumers who will ultimately pay.

  • Richard Cornish
An inquiry has called for expanded school meals programs as food relief charities are inundated with calls for help.

More free school breakfasts – and lunches – on the table as food crisis bites

A parliamentary inquiry has called for an expansion of Victoria’s school breakfast program and a “minister for food” to help tackle rising costs and food insecurity.

  • Kieran Rooney
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Lord mayoral candidate Yvonne Weldon says picnics during the COVID era are a good example of how people could drink responsibly outside.

Six graphs that show how inflation is hitting our spending

Driving around has become cheaper, but the fun stuff – holidays and recreational activities – are probably setting you back.

  • Millie Muroi
The first Good Food Symposium held in Melbourne in June.

LIVE STREAM: Leading Sydney restaurants, bars and cafes tackle workplace culture

LIVE STREAM: A panel of veterans discuss hospitality workplace culture and how fostering a positive place to work can lead to success.

  • Good Food staff writers
Coles and Woolworths recorded dramatic falls in consumer trust, while smaller competitors Aldi and IGA continue to rank among the most trusted brands.

Note to supermarkets: This is how you get away with higher prices

Just how a business justifies a price increase has a huge influence over whether we keep shopping there, research shows.

  • Millie Muroi

The cruellest part? Coles and Woolworths appeared to target battlers

In their duopoly, the big supermarkets have a licence to print money, which is premised on them not bleeding the Australian public dry.

  • Allan Fels

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/food-prices-6fw7