The consumer watchdog has been formally directed to investigate the supermarket sector, amid concerns Australians are being ripped off at the checkout and the farmgate. Treasurer Jim Chalmers directed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to investigate the competitiveness of retail prices and allegations of price gouging in the supermarketContinue Reading

The soaring popularity of Australia’s women’s soccer team has prompted the Australian National University (ANU) to dub “Matilda” as its 2023 word of the year. Australians were transfixed by the Matildas’ semi-final run in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in August as well as their recent qualifiers for next year’sContinue Reading