The price is wrong: will scrutiny of Australian supermarkets ever make them stop bleeding customers dry?

Most shoppers have not seen any price relief and the cost of food is on the rise again

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Australia's major supermarkets have faced intense scrutiny over their pricing practices, drawing criticism from all political parties before an election focused on cost-of-living pressures.

Despite this, most shoppers have not seen any price relief in their shopping basket. It raises the question: is it a case of the more things change, the more they stay the same?