The 70 per cent tax hike on ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages (alcopops) has received Senate approval five months after being rejected by Senators. The permanent hike was introduced at last year’s...

The Federal Government demonstrated a commonsense approach by deferring a decision on front of pack labelling of foods for 12 months, Australia’s leading organisation representing food and grocery...

Independent Senator Nick Xenophon is calling for changes to food labelling laws, bemoaning the current laws as a “sad joke”. “Right now, you can label a fruit juice as ‘made in...

An agreement by Australia’s Governments to fast-track a national reform agenda to reduce costs and regulation for businesses has been praised by lead industry body for food and grocery manufacturers,...

Consumers are reportedly responding well to the increased information offered by unit pricing, according to some of the leading supermarket chains. Unit pricing law came into effect on Wednesday, although...

The Federal Government’s unit pricing* Code of Conduct becomes operable today, with retailers given until 1 December 2009 to display unit pricing on food based grocery items. The Australian National...

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has disputed claims that he has failed in a bid to increase competition in the grocery sector. The banishing of the controversial Grocery Choice website on Friday without consultation...

Alcohol beverage distributor and manufacturer Independent Distillers fear the introduction of alcopops tax will cut jobs, not drinking. If new excise measures are passed by the Senate, this could mean...

Creeping acquisitions, the notion of large companies purchasing small businesses to beat competition law, are under the spotlight following the release of the Federal Government’s latest discussion...

The Federal Government has today announced that the controversial alcopops tax legislation will be reintroduced to Parliament in May. Speaking at a press conference Health Minister Nicola Roxon and Treasurer...