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Morning Mail: Woolworths increased prices during ‘freeze’; Abbott weighs in on Hastie cartoon; and turning the algorithm off

Cost of chicken fillets, potatoes and donuts rose during supermarket giant’s three-month promotion; former PM calls on One Nation to remove ‘offensive’ animated series; Caitlin Cassidy tries to travel back to 2012

The Guardian - AU

Woolworths increased prices of at least four ‘family staples’ during ‘Price Freeze’ promotion

Exclusive: Analysis shows cost of chicken fillets, potatoes and donuts rose during supermarket giant’s three-month promotion

The Guardian - AU

Southlands Tennis Club 'ambushed' by relocation proposal

Members of the Mawson community say part of the development is unnecessary.

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Why Woolworths and Coles are now selling thousands more ‘own brand’ products

When Aldi opened its first supermarket in Sydney in 2001, the stage was set for a fight with Woolworths and Coles. At the time, Australia’s two biggest supermarkets controlled about 71% of the grocery market.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Woolworths explains profit surge amid cost-of-living crisis; fears for famous seal; and Dolly Parton’s life in quotes

The supermarket giant’s chief executive says it has not profited by lifting shelf prices

The Guardian - AU

Australian share gains derailed by inflation surprise

Hopes global energy supplies could be normalised couldn't keep the local bourse in positive territory, after data showed the inflation fight is far from over.

AAP

Woolworths posts $1.14bn profit in cost-of-living crisis – but CEO says it’s not thanks to rising shelf prices

CEO claims more customers buying more led to $175m surge in net profit as Ooshies craze boosts sales

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Woolies wins the grocery wars, lifts sales and profits

Woolworths has confirmed its Ooshies collectibles campaign helped drive sales going into the new financial year, after it beat Coles during 2025/26.

AAP

Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys

Coles full-year results show that despite gaining market share over past 12 months, sales fell over four weeks of ‘competitor’s collectables campaign’

The Guardian - AU

Liquor unit loses fizz as Coles refreshes supermarkets

Coles is stepping up the refurbishment of its grocery store network while closing dozens of underperforming Liquorland locations.

AAP

Morning Mail: Inside Labor’s $2bn Pfas fight, why supermarkets want to scan faces, Trump threatens to bomb Oman

A federal lawsuit alleges 3M knew danger of ‘forever chemicals’ 50 years ago; Coles and Woolworths could use facial recognition technology to track shoppers

The Guardian - AU

Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths

Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’

The Guardian - AU

Electric trucks could deliver a billion-dollar payload

Australian laws are keeping heavy-duty electric trucks off the road, a report says, when they could boost productivity by more than $2 billion.

AAP

Here's how you can recycle soft plastics at home

Recyclable soft plastics will be tracked in some Hunter areas.

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War on waste: consumer buy-in needed to turn tide on soft plastic recycling

Key changes to recycling capacity make circular economy a reality

AAP

Supermarket giant fights watchdog over new powers

Theories of harm used to block a major supermarket chain from opening a new store in a regional city were not substantiated, a judge has heard.

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Electric trucks to clean up soap, detergent deliveries

An electric prime mover will go into service on roads in one Australian capital, with the cleaner transport delivering cleaning products for a major brand.

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Canada's Tim Tam bargain riles up Nationals leader

Nationals leader Matt Canavan has leveraged the beloved Tim Tam to make his party's cost-of-living case at a state conference.

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Supermarket charges ahead with electric truck rollout

Groceries delivered by a major Australian supermarket could arrive quietly after a $22 million investment in next-generation trucks.

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Watchdog backed in landmark rejection of regional Coles

A key business group in a mining town with six supermarkets has thrown its support behind a decision to block Coles from opening a new store.

Newcastle Herald

Woolworths reveals plans for $32m supermarket redevelopment

See what suburb will get the revamped shopping centre.

We Got This Covered

Ex-supermarket employee says he was fired for being told to cover his butt crack. Then the commission found the real crack

He claimed breach of his workplace rights.

The Conversation

From pay to taxes, big changes are coming for Australian workers and businesses from July 1

July 1 ushers in a new financial year – and a raft of changes that will affect both workers and businesses.

The Guardian - UK

James Phelan: Showman review – an amazing pick’n’mix of telepathy and magic

Audience members become unsuspecting mind-readers, and numbers disappear from their memory, in this hugely entertaining show

The Conversation

The new price gouging law starts on July 1. Can it rein in Coles and Woolworths?

Australia’s new law on supermarket “price gouging” (also known as excessive pricing) starts on July 1 2026.

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