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The egg shortage is partly the result of bird flu outbreaks.

‘Crazy jump in price’: Shoppers, farmers brace for years-long egg shortage

Bird flu outbreaks have choked the nation’s supply of eggs – and frustrated egg farmers say the proposed ban on caged eggs is exacerbating the problem.

  • Jessica Yun

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A power pole down in Ballina.

What you need to know: Road closures, power outages, supermarkets

Brisbane and south-east Queensland have gone into an effective lockdown, with more than 600 schools shut, public transport stopped, and people urged to stay inside their homes.

  • Marissa Calligeros and Felicity Caldwell
Intermittent heavy rainfall from Cyclone Alfred made for wet work for the employees of Brads Butchery in Lismore as they evacuated their workplace.

How Cyclone Alfred is impacting Northern NSW

Supermarkets, health clinics, transport, schools and roads have all been impacted by Cyclone Alfred. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Kayla Olaya
Crime has increased across WA in 2024.

The Perth suburbs where crime rose by more than 50 per cent last year

WAtoday pored over the 2024 police statistics to bring you a look at which suburbs have since a dramatic increase in crime in the last 12 months.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Supermarkets are waiting for the ACCC pricing inquiry to land

Waiting for the other shoe to drop: Woolies and Coles will lose even if profits rise

Any hint that supermarket prices have gone up faster than the prices they paid to their suppliers will be seized upon as a treacherous betrayal of customers.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Coles is working with consultant Bain to cut back its range by at least a double-digit percentage to drive margins higher.

Coles cashes in as it steps up value campaigns, picks up sales from Woolies

The nation’s second-biggest supermarket chain benefited from the troubles of its larger rival Woolworths, which saw its earnings plunge after a 17-day worker strike left shelves bare.

  • Jessica Yun
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Bare shelves in a Melbourne Woolworths in late November.

Woolworths to slash jobs, product ranges in $400m cost-saving drive

The nation’s biggest supermarket chain has suffered a $190 million earnings slump in the latest half after a two-week strike stripped shelves late last year.

  • Jessica Yun
A Choice survey found that a basket of 14 grocery items was 25 per cent cheaper at Aldi over rivals – but no everyone agrees with its findings.

‘Real concerns’: Supermarket giants still in the watchdog’s crosshairs

Supermarkets, telcos, online influencers and excessive credit card surcharges will all come under scrutiny from the powerful competition regulator in 2025-26.

  • Clancy Yeates
Stan Graczyk runs big egg retailer Eggporium at the Queen Victoria Market.

Eggs crack new high amid fresh bird flu outbreak

Australians are paying 23 per cent more for eggs than they were two years ago, as avian influenza limits supply.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
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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