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Supermarket concentration benefits stores, not shoppers. It’s time to split Foodstuffs – not make it stronger

The proposed merger of Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island raises the prospect of even less choice for New Zealanders in what is an already heavily concentrated market. But will regulators prevent it from happening?

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Police Are On The Hunt For A Bloke Who Allegedly Pissed All Over The Food At Sydney CBD Woolworths

Police say it took workers several hours to decontaminate the area the alleged incident took place in.

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Price Caps On 30 Essential Items Could Be Introduced In QLD, Saving Us $1K Per Year & Thank Fk

Greens MP Amy MachMahon has proposed a policy that would add a price cap to 30 essential groceries in supermarkets across the state.

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Greens' essential goods cap 'may lead to shortages'

A Queensland Greens plan to cap prices for essential groceries is set to save households cash at the checkout but an expert has warned it may lead to shortages.

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Already jammed precinct needs car parks

Letters and Short Takes: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Newcastle Herald

Man robbed 7-Eleven of Maltesers and dog food, hit businesses for cash

Weekend robbery spree netted man snacks, dog food and $2740.

Newcastle Herald

Egg shortage: why the avian influenza outbreak has left shoppers and farmers shell-shocked

The financial impact on egg farmers, who are still paying off costs for the last high pathogenicity bird flu outbreak in 2021, could be severe

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Holly Willoughby speaks out after man convicted of plot to rape and murder her

Presenter says women should not be made to ‘feel unsafe going about our daily lives’ after Gavin Plumb convicted of plan to abduct her

The Guardian - UK

The Coalition wants divestiture powers to fight supermarket price gouging. How would it work?

Greens and Coalition back the plan, but Labor says it’s too heavy-handed. Here’s everything you need to know about the proposal

The Guardian - AU

Supermarkets threatened with break-up for price gouging

The federal opposition has called for divestiture powers to break up major supermarkets if they have been found to be anti-competitive.

AAP

Man accused of Holly Willoughby kidnap plot tells court he spent ‘99.9%’ of time online

Gavin Plumb claims previous convictions for false imprisonment were attempt to escape a toxic relationship

The Guardian - UK

Outbreak spreads with bird flu confirmed at 11th farm

A Canberra facility is the 11th property nationally that has been affected by a bird flu outbreak, as Woolworths imposes egg limits on some customers.

AAP

Coles & Woolworths Won’t Be Forced To Break Up Their Pricey Love Affair As Senate Bill Fails

Supermarket duopoly Coles and Woolworths won't be forced to break up as the relevant Senate bill has failed.

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Company behind Newcastle baths upgrade makes splash at construction awards

Daracon Group took out the hotly contested category.

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Who is MrBeast, why is he in Australia and what do I need to know about this YouTube phenomenon?

The 26-year-old American’s channel is the site’s most-subscribed, with over 288 million subscribers – and he and his cash prizes are now in Australia

The Conversation

Fines of $10 million will force supermarkets to think carefully before exploiting suppliers, but more could have been done

Suppliers of food and other products have been complaining for years about their treatment at the hands of Woolworths, Coles and Australia’s other big supermarket chains, although rarely to the supermarkets themselves – perhaps, as suggested in a recent Four Corners program, because they feared retribution.

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Australia’s grocer chains face billion-dollar fines over supplier treatment

Violators of industry code of conduct to be subject to fines of up to 10 percent of annual turnover.

AAP

Cash still king as big business bails out Armaguard

Some of Australia's biggest companies have put their money where their mouth is by stepping in to save cash carrier Armaguard in a $50 million deal.

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Supermarkets to face millions in fines under new code

Supermarkets could be hit with millions in fines in a government bid to make prices fairer for farmers and shoppers.

The Guardian - AU

Supermarkets could face billions in fines for grocery code breaches as Labor commits to reforms

Government to adopt recommendations of conduct review in full amid consumer and supplier complaints about soaring profits

The Conversation

Albanese government will impose mandatory code and big penalties to stop supermarkets treating suppliers badly

Supermarkets guilty of anti-competitive behaviour towards suppliers will face large penalties under a mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct the Albanese government will implement.

The Canberra Times

Unstuck: the toxic truth behind the plastic sticker on your fruit

Bans are looming, so the industry is researching alternatives.

The Guardian - AU

Making ends meat: Australians can save up to $20 a kg by changing where they shop

Guardian Australia visited a range of stores and found red meat and fish can still be affordable during the cost-of-living crisis

AAP

ASX finishes higher as end of financial year looms

Australian shares have finished up 0.3 per cent to gain 0.8 per cent for the week as the clock ticks down on the financial year.

The Guardian - UK

England hit new low with dire performance too bad to be boring

Such was the amusing ineptitude on show, it felt like watching a Woolworths 1990s football bloopers video

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