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ACCC publishes interim report on supermarket inquiry

The ACCC has published its interim report for its inquiry into supermarkets, outlining what it has heard at the halfway point of the year-long inquiry. This follows the ACCC announcing last week that...

Supermarkets to continue cooperation on soft plastics recycling

The ACCC has granted interim authorisation with conditions to Coles Group, Woolworths Group and ALDI to continue their collaboration on soft plastics recycling. In June 2023, the ACCC granted authorisation that allowed the supermarkets to collaborate through...

ACCC releases guide on sustainability collaborations

The ACCC has published a draft guide on sustainability collaborations and Australian competition law. The draft guide is designed to help businesses understand the competition law risks that may arise when contemplating working together to...

Higher grocery prices forcing Aussies to make sacrifices

Many younger Australians and lower income households are spending up to one-quarter of their net income on groceries, according to the ACCC. A consumer survey which is part of the ACCC’s Supermarkets Inquiry...

ACCC to examine supermarket prices and competition

The Australian government has announced that it will direct the ACCC to conduct an inquiry into Australia’s supermarket sector. The year-long inquiry will examine the pricing practices of the supermarkets, along with the...

Retail fuel prices driven by international factors

International factors contributed to higher petrol prices in the September quarter, according to the ACCC’s latest quarterly petrol monitoring report. This included higher international refined fuel prices driven by OPEC oil production cuts and...

Lactalis fined for Dairy Code breaches

Lactalis Australia has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $950,000 in penalties for contravening the Dairy Code of Conduct. The Dairy Code, which came into effect on 1 January 2020, is...

Petrol prices fell in the September quarter for the first time in almost two years

For the first time in almost two years, average retail petrol prices in Australia’s five largest cities fell in the latest quarter, dropping by 10.3 cents per litre (cpl) from the June...
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