The ACCC is suing the supermarket giants,alleging their “Prices Dropped” and “Down Down” discounts weren’t really what they seemed.
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.
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.
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.
The Albanese government is poised to hike taxes on gas projects,which reaped record earnings of more than $90 billion last year.
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.'
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.