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Freight, maintenance and lack of competition — why remote food prices are so high

Summary by ABC Australia
Essential items in remote stores will be price-locked as part of a $50 million federal scheme to slash the cost of groceries in the bush, which can soar to double the price of what's available in capital cities.

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ABC AustraliaABC Australia

Freight, maintenance and lack of competition — why remote food prices are so high

Essential items in remote stores will be price-locked as part of a $50 million federal scheme to slash the cost of groceries in the bush, which can soar to double the price of what's available in capital cities.

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Canberra CityNewsCanberra CityNews
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PerthNowPerthNow

Everyday supermarket items to be capped in remote areas

A price cap will be applied to dozens of essential products in Australia’s remote communities. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) By Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou in Canberra People living in remote indigenous communities will have the cost of essential groceries capped at the same price as major cities under a plan to improve wellbeing. The price cap will be applied to 30 products including milk, bread, rice, chicken, toothpaste and toilet paper across …

·Canberra, Australia
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The West AustralianThe West Australian

Remote communities to have price cap on groceries

Essential grocery items will have a price cap in remote communities as part of a suite of measure being unveiled in the latest Closing the Gap statement.

·Australia
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SBS NewsSBS News

Australians in these areas will soon pay the same for grocery staples as everyone else

Australians living in remote communities pay almost double what their city counterparts do for essential items. The federal government has promised to change that.

·Sydney, Australia
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farmonline.com.aufarmonline.com.au

These 30 shopping items will be subsidised at city prices, what do you pay?

Federal government to align 30 essential goods in NT with city prices to ease cost of living in remote communities.

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Otago Daily TimesOtago Daily Times

Price caps for essential grocery items in remote parts of Australia

Residents in remote Indigenous areas will have the cost of essential grocery items capped at the same price as major Australian cities. The price...

·Otago, New Zealand
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SBS News broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, February 9, 2025.
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