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Coles and Woolworths have been taken to court by the ACCC.

‘Price down’ supermarket specials pushed up inflation: PM

The ACCC is suing the supermarket giants, alleging their “Prices Dropped” and “Down Down” discounts weren’t really what they seemed.

  • Jessica Yun, Millie Muroi and Shane Wright

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Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci pays for Woolworths reputation slump

Woolworths boss pays the price for its sagging reputation

Canberra has played a game of one-upmanship on supermarket bashing over the past six months and may make the Guinness World Records for the use of the term price gouging.

  • Elizabeth Knight
The Senate Select Committee on Supermarket Prices has released its final report.

Supermarket inquiry lays out plan for pricing crackdown

The Senate inquiry into supermarket prices has released its final report and 14 recommendations including powers to break up big supermarkets and a strengthened food and grocery code of conduct.

  • Jessica Yun
Shaffan (right), 9, has a rare genetic condition that meant his family faced deportation to Pakistan before Immigration Minister Andrew Giles intervened.

Hope for families facing deportation for having disabled children

Australia’s mechanism to deport migrant families with disabled children requiring costly care will be reviewed in return for the Greens’ support for Labor’s Pacific visa lottery.

  • Angus Thompson
The Albanese government is preparing to raise $3 billion more over the next four years from a tax on offshore gas projects.

‘Stop selling our resources on the cheap’: Crossbenchers urge Labor to go harder on fossil fuel tax

The Albanese government is poised to hike taxes on gas projects, which reaped record earnings of more than $90 billion last year.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Greens Senator Nick McKim has grilled RBA Governor Philip Lowe in Senate estimates, blaming him for homeowners' record levels of debt and accusing him of being prepared to "smash Australia into a recession.'
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Greens Senator's scathing questions

Greens Senator Nick McKim has grilled RBA Governor Philip Lowe in Senate estimates, blaming him for homeowners' record levels of debt and accusing him of being prepared to "smash Australia into a recession.'

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Greens senator Nick McKim said there was definitely a deal, while the Assistant Treasurer said there had been no sign-off.

Deal or no deal? The rapid rise and fall of fines for bankers

The episode could have longer-term repercussions for the government’s relationships with key crossbenchers, and has left a blot on its dealings with the banking and finance sector.

  • Rachel Clun

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