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Food packaging misconceptions aggravating food waste

New RMIT-led research reveals most Australians think food packaging waste is a bigger environmental issue than food waste, but the opposite is true. With Australians said to be wasting four times more food...

Food inflation revealed: 9% rise on food item costs over 12-month period in new report

Inflation has been an ongoing issue for several years now, making many household items more expensive than they were previously. Unfortunately, food items are not exempt from this trend, with many households’...

Budget could do more to supercharge small business

The 2023 Federal Budget includes a number of measures that will help ease the cost of doing business amid a turbulent economic environment, and places a clear focus on cost-of-living relief for...

Coles to stop selling soft-plastic shopping bags

Coles has committed to phasing out soft-plastic shopping bags in-store and online by the end of next month. The remaining supply of soft-plastic bags will be run down in the coming weeks before...

The Budget’s relief for retailers and consumers

According to the Albanese government, its 2023‑24 Budget “addresses the immediate challenges Australians are facing, better shares the opportunities in our society and builds a stronger and more secure economy”. “Australians have shown...

National vape ban for retailers – what next?

Australia’s nicotine laws have been a significant feature of Australian political debate in recent years, driven by community concern about an ‘explosion’ in vape use by young people and tobacco, and retail...

We need a transition plan for EVs – a real one!

One of the questions that is increasingly asked of ACAPMA is ‘what will happen to service stations when EVs take hold?’ Will, for instance, all service station sites be converted into residential...

7-Eleven for sale

Just as the dust started to settle on Viva Energy’s announcement about its planned acquisition of OTR, last week started with news of yet another major development in the Australian Petrol &...
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