Supermarket price gouging will be banned from July. Will consumers actually end up better off?

The ban marks a departure from Australia’s traditional approach of preserving competitive processes rather than regulating ...

‘An uneven playing field’: Supermarkets hit back at Labor’s price gouging ban

Coles and Woolworths will face penalties of up to $10 million under the new rules, which will begin in July 2026.

Labor move to check supermarket margins risks price hikes at the till

Coles and Woolworths have warned that the government’s new rules on grocery pricing could end up costing shoppers more.
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Supermarkets respond to government’s price gouging ban

Woolworths and Coles are not happy after the government released a raft of new regulations, targeting very large retailers.

Aldi wins Christmas price battle with $72 basket as ‘significant gap’ between Woolworths, Coles, IGA revealed

CHOICE has compared the price of a Christmas entertaining basket from Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and IGA. (Source: Yahoo Finance ...