A review of Australia’s food and grocery code will be headed by former Labor minister Craig Emerson after the government was accused of dragging its feet on claims of profiteering by the major supermarkets. The review of the code, set to determine whether an overhaul was required to better improveContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has been branded ‘out of touch’ in a television take-down after a new poll showed the government is haemorrhaging support among working class voters. Sunrise host Monique Ryan peppered Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke with tough questions about perceptions the prime minister is “losing touch” withContinue Reading
New data has revealed Australians are switching to supermarket home brand options in a desperate bid to save money amid the current cost of living crisis. Rising inflation rates have had a dramatic impact on households, with 86 per cent of us employing cost saving techniques to help stretch theContinue Reading
“To brie or not to brie?” That is the question Australian consumers will be asking themselves in the refrigerated aisle at their local supermarket after a stunning 16 per cent rise in the price of cheese was recorded in the year to September. Inflation has increased 5.4 per cent overContinue Reading
Is the price of potatoes still burning a hole in your pocket? Are staples like bread and milk eating into your budget? Prepare to eat cake: relentless weather extremes worldwide threaten a basket load of basic foods. Turbulent rains and drought are hammering crops in many parts of the world.Continue Reading
Coles has been called out over the staggering price of a “tiny” grocery haul, just days after posting a billion dollar profit. A young Aussie who goes by the name King Kutrone online shared a video in which he complained about a small grocery shop that cost $91.84. The ColesContinue Reading
Supermarket giant Coles has confirmed an emerging trend of shoplifting across the country, as inflated prices push more people to take desperate action. On Tuesday, the retailer posted a $1.1bn net profit for the 12 months to June 2023, up 4.8 per cent on its 2021-22 profit result. Despite consumersContinue Reading
Supermarket chain Coles has admitted that customers are cutting back on scores of essential products including big brands due to cost of living concerns. Australia’s second biggest grocer made the revelation in internal sales documents that were leaked to The Australian. It showed that during the last 12 months someContinue Reading
A depressing reminder of a time gone by has surfaced as Australians mourn the days when a loaf of bread and carton of milk could be purchased with small change. A video, shared to TikTok last week, highlighted what it was like “shopping before Covid and inflation hit”. Home brandContinue Reading
A group of politicians that have quit former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party announced a new group, in the latest setback for the leader confronting Pakistan’s powerful army.Jahangir Khan Tareen, once considered the closest aide to Khan, will lead the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, he announced at a news conference onContinue Reading