Rising farm input costs are threatening to make food prices soar higher, according to Queensland rural lobby group AgForce.
AgForce Grains president, Lyndon Pfeffer, claimed that the past two weeks have...
Australian Retail Association Executive Director, Richard Evans, has questioned claims, made by Allan Fels’ (former Chairman of the ACCC), that town planning laws are driving up food prices by as...
Shoppers are paying far too much for their groceries because of restrictive out-of-date planning laws, according to a report by former ACCC Chairman, Professor Allan Fels.
Professor Fels claims an overhaul...
The unit pricing plan, which has been gathering momentum throughout the year, was finally introduced to the Senate yesterday by the Family First Party.
The proposed changes, to the way grocery prices are...
Legislation to apply a 25c levy on plastic bags was introduced to the senate by the Australian Greens Party yesterday. According to the Greens, similar laws have resulted in reducing plastic bag use by...
The Federal Government is attempting to sharpen the teeth of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with an increase in funding of $45.2 million over the next four years.
The bulk of the funding...
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia has refuted claims that Australia’s planning laws are to blame for high grocery prices.
The argument comes following the announcement last month by the Government...
A drastic change to the way grocery costs are displayed to consumers is still being considered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
The change will require supermarkets to display a ‘price-per-unit measurement’...
With consumers struggling to deal with rising food, fuel and finance costs comes the introduction of a new type of discount food retailer in Australia.
A new budget supermarket is set to be opened in Mildura...
With the explosion of retail products promoting their environmental credentials, marketers and retailers alike have been put on notice by the ACCC to watch their ‘green’ claims.
The announcement...
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