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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod

Remote Indigenous Australians paying more than double capital city prices for everyday groceries

Choice described the grocery price differences between remote Indigenous communities and Australian capital cities as ‘astounding’.
Choice described the grocery price differences between remote Indigenous communities and Australian capital cities as ‘astounding’. Photograph: Alamy

People living in remote Indigenous communities are paying more than double the capital city prices for everyday groceries including flour, tasty cheese, apples and milk, new research has found.

A basket of nine items, which also included penne pasta, beef mince, teabags, carrots and Weet-Bix cost $99.38 on average at four remote community stores in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, the research by Choice found.

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