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Keira Jenkins

Nine grocery items bill tops $100 in remote community

Tiwi Island residents Denis and Rosie pay twice as much for their groceries than most Australians. (Supplied/AAP PHOTOS)

Apples, carrots, breakfast cereal, flour, pasta, tea bags, cheese, milk and mince might seem like a simple shopping list of essential groceries. 

But in some remote communities, these nine staple items cost a total of more than $100. 

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