Are accusations Australian supermarkets are price-gouging inflated?
by Jonathan Barrett and Catie McLeod from on (#6W9VX)
The Albanese government pledges to crack down on price-gouging', but there is no clear definition of what it is - and charging high prices is not illegal
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Australia's dominant supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, argue the competition regulator has found no evidence of price-gouging. The claim undermines Labor's first big election campaign policy pledge - that it will crack down on the process.
Are the supermarkets right?
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