Peter Dutton rolls out his new divide and conquer act,this time using Woolworths and ditching all that came before.
Peter Dutton’s call for Australians to boycott Woolworths following the supermarket chain decision to stop stocking Australia Day merchandise is an unprecedented and bizarre moment that undermines a fundamental tenet of his own side of politics.
The Queensland Premier wrote to big supermarket chains in the last week amid escalating pressure from state and federal governments over pricing practices.
Farmers,meanwhile,said the government was failing to ensure primary producers and households were not being ripped off by the big supermarkets.
Stroll into your supermarket,and you’ll find lamb cutlets for about $30 a kilo. For livestock producer David Jochinke,the numbers simply don’t add up.
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said the government was focused on reducing prices while the opposition leader is intent on inflaming culture wars.
Heritage assessment is not an objective process. The difference among opinions within the industry is vast and obtaining a development approval can often rest on the sole opinion of the heritage adviser to the local council.
As anger rises about high food and vegetable prices,the government says it could intervene to bring prices down.
Despite accusations of price gouging,Australia’s two largest supermarket brands feature among the top of companies that consumers most trust.
The Food Authority said a batch of festive mince pies sold by Woolworths shouldn’t be consumed as families gather for their Christmas feasts.
Australian retailers are grappling with sophisticated organised crime groups as resistant consumers spend carefully this holiday season.