6 d. ago 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.

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2 w. ago As it happened: Albanese dodges energy price questions in first major interview of campaign; Dutton slams supermarket taskforce as ‘wet lettuce’ fix for price gouging

Read all the headlines from day three of the 2025 federal election campaign as both leaders will tighten security after gatecrashers disrupted their events yesterday.

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2 w. ago Federal Election 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese dodges energy price questions in first major interview of campaign; Dutton slams supermarket taskforce as ‘wet lettuce’ fix for price gouging

Read all the headlines from day three of the 2025 federal election campaign as both leaders will tighten security after gatecrashers disrupted their events yesterday.

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2 w. ago PM Anthony Albanese pledges crackdown on supermarket price gouging

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged a crackdown on supermarket price gouging on day two of his election campaign.

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2 w. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese back in Canberra; Labor to ban supermarket price gouging; security tightens after campaign disruptions

Read all the headlines from day three of the 2025 federal election campaign as both leaders will tighten security after gatecrashers disrupted their events yesterday.

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2 w. ago 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.

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3 w. ago 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.

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