‘Real Teeth’: Fury over Grocery Rules

‘Real teeth’: Fury over supermarket changes

A Nationals MP has urged the government to adopt a bold measure to punish supermarkets over unfair pricing practices.

‘Real teeth’: Fury over grocery rules

A Nationals MP has urged the government to adopt a bold measure to punish supermarkets over unfair pricing practices.

How political pressure is accelerating scrutiny of supermarket pricing

As Nationals leader David Littleproud’s escalates calls for stronger penalties on supermarkets, attention turns to how pricing would be assessed, enforced and justified under Australia’s evolving regulatory framework.  Littleproud argued that Australia’s competition regulator should be empowered to impose far stronger consequences on supermarkets for breaches of pricing laws, including, as reported, the ability to shut down stores in serious cas…

David Littleproud Calls for Tougher Supermarket Penalties to Protect Farmers and Consumers

Nationals leader David Littleproud has called on the federal government to take stronger action against major supermarkets, arguing that current penalties for unfair pricing practices are too weak to change corporate behaviour. His comments come amid growing public frustration over rising grocery prices and pressure on Australian farmers. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Littleproud said Labor must empower the Australian Competition and Consumer Commiss…