Everyone in this country relies in some way on the major supermarkets. It’s nigh on impossible to avoid them.
Woolworths wants to sell beef that hasn’t been produced on farms that take part in “deforestation” – but no one can agree on the definition.
The supermarket chain has set out to prove to shoppers it is value for money - while handing shareholders a special dividend.
To sweeten the deal,the Greens say much of the revenue would pay for cost-of-living measures,such as including dental cover in Medicare.
To keep costs down,the discount German supermarket chain won’t expand its range of products – or invest in theft prevention technologies.
Years after the big two introduced self-serve checkouts,Aldi is rolling out the “win-win” technology in hundreds of stores.
And do three lions make an early crow?
The Australian Business Council argues capping foreign student numbers could “irreparably damage” the higher education sector and even hit supermarkets.
There is no Coalition nuclear plan,except to get re-elected (“Dutton hits the nuclear button”,June 20). No nuclear power plants will ever be built here.
Two major Australian fruit and vegetable industry bodies have accused Woolworths and Coles of engineering an oversupply of fresh produce to drive down prices.
Mystery shoppers from the independent consumer group Choice visited 81 supermarkets across the country to investigate the price differences of Aldi,Coles and Woolworths.