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The ACCC has found that Coles and Woolworths are some of the world’s most profitable supermarkets.

Supermarkets may not be price gouging, but don’t discount the need for a stick

The competition watchdog has stopped short of calling them out for excessive prices. Here’s why we still need to keep the pressure on.

  • Millie Muroi

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It’s been a week of a federal election heavily dominated by world politics. Here’s what Adam Bandt, Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese have been saying, and if it’s true.

Exaggerations from Albanese, Dutton lost in Trump’s tariff blitz

We take a look at the prime minister’s claim Dutton wanted to end bulk-billing and the Coalition’s claim grocery prices are up 30 per cent under Labor.

  • Bronte Gossling
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Chadstone’s shiny new Market Pavilion is a spectacle, but does it deserve the hype?

Recipe bots, pre-packaged meals and sweet treats are all there. But where do you sit down and eat? Here’s Good Food’s guide to the enormous food precinct.

  • Emma Breheny
Research showed Woolworths customers are paying as much as 3.7 per cent more for a basket of groceries than they were last year.

Why a bikini wax and a block of chocolate suddenly have a lot in common

We’ve all noticed the cost-of-living crunch in big things such as rent and mortgage repayments. But the micro-stings continue to bite.

  • Melissa Singer
Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Metcash (IGA) are under pressure to lower grocery prices by the government.

There’s no proof big supermarkets are price gouging, but Labor will ban it anyway

Labor would target supermarkets price gouging customers but has stopped short of Peter Dutton’s populist plan to give regulators power to break up big chains.

  • Millie Muroi and James Massola
Canned foods may lack the appeal of fresh vegetables, but they have the advantage of a long shelf life and convenience.

What’s for dinner? The debate over fresh, frozen or canned veg

In a cost-of-living crisis, buying fresh vegetables can feel like a luxury. Can you get all the nutrients you need eating frozen or canned? Here’s what we found.

  • Cindy Yin
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Australians tell us what they think of the federal budget.

We asked what you thought of the budget. Here’s what you said

We asked these Australians to tell us what they thought of the budget. Here is what they said.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo, Brittany Busch, Riley Walter, Hannah Kennelly, Alexander Darling, Cassandra Morgan and Jessica McSweeney
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
The ACCC found the price of food, including cheese, milk and eggs, had increased far more than wages since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Checkout pain: Australia’s supermarkets among most profitable in the world

Shoppers’ complaints that they are being burnt at the nation’s checkouts has been vindicated by a damning report by the consumer watchdog.

  • Shane Wright, Jessica Yun and Millie Muroi
It is no time to start charging for click and collect.

Why shoppers love click and collect, and the supermarkets don’t

With everyone blaming the supermarkets for the cost-of-living crisis, now is not the time for them to start charging for the popular service, as much as they may want to.

  • Elizabeth Knight

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/supermarkets-62f