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Consumer watchdog concerned by rise of per-item prices at Australian supermarkets

Gina Cass-Gottlieb says one of the regulator’s main priorities is to ensure price claims are ‘clear and truthful’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18

Shoppers care about 'fair dinkum' discounts, says Coles

A supermarket giant accused of manipulating prices has told a court the regulator is wrongly attributing "sophisticated thought processes" to grocery shoppers.

AAP · Feb 17

Coles tells court its Down Down promotions were ‘fair dinkum’ and did not mislead shoppers

Supermarket defends pricing practices after ACCC labels discounts ‘utterly misleading’ in federal court case

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17

BoM warns of ‘classic fire spike day’ for Victoria – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 15

Bitter taste: per-unit pricing of Australian supermarket fruit and veg leaving customers out of pocket

Consumer advocates call for more transparency as Woolworths, Coles and Aldi expand use of the practice without displaying per-kilogram pricing

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10

Woman's race case against Coles over 'derogatory' check

A woman may be able to prove her treatment at Coles was different due to her race, after a security check left her feeling humiliated, a tribunal has ruled.

AAP · Feb 4

Australian supermarket coconut water taste test: ‘Smells like an island holiday’

Overcoming his irrational fear of coconut products, Nicholas Jordan tests a lovely – and lowly – bunch of coconuts in a row

The Guardian - AU · Feb 3

The capsicum paradox: new Australian supermarket pricing a ‘massive transparency fail’ for customers

Exclusive: Comparison of online ‘per each’ price of 15 fruits and vegetables against price per kilogram found ‘completely arbitrary’ price variations

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23

Coles teen stabbing accused seeks mental health defence

A specialist court is set to decide if a teenage boy accused of stabbing a supermarket worker in the back should face trial on an attempted murder charge.

AAP · Jan 13

Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban

Environmentalists say proposed temporary suspension of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides ‘doesn’t go far enough’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2025